Baby name
RISING
🇦🇺 🇩🇪 🇬🇧 Isla
/EYE · lah/
Meaning
“Island”
Scottish place-name origin from the River Isla and the island of Islay; meaning is debated but likely from Old Gaelic. Exploded globally after actress Isla Fisher brought it mainstream attention.
Nicknames
iz
Vibe
warmplayful
How it ages.
Currently at peak saturation in English-speaking countries - risks dating to the 2010s.
The cultural moment.
Top 10 in the UK and Australia throughout the 2010s; still rising in the US as of 2020s.