Isela is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Isela means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Isela across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Isela has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Isela is a girl name of Modern origin meaning “uncertain origin”. A Latin American name of uncertain derivation, possibly linked to Isabel.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 5,925 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Isela per year, United States (1926 to 2025). United States peaked in 1998 (196/yr).
Isela is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1998, when it ranked #1,779 nationally (given to 196 babies that year).
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