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Baby name
Issa
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29% girls / 71% boys
Origin of the name
Issa comes from the Arabic Isa, the name of Jesus in the Quran.
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Rising name
2,288births since 1880
2020sgeneration
No. 1530rank at its peak, in 2024
Where babies named Issa are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Issa is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Issa is most common in New York (4.1 times) and California (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Rising name
929births since 1880
2020sgeneration
No. 2282rank at its peak, in 2024
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0% | 100% |
| 1970s | 14% | 86% |
| 1980s | 16% | 84% |
| 1990s | 18% | 82% |
| 2000s | 21% | 79% |
| 2010s | 31% | 69% |
| 2020s | 40% | 60% |