I like it pronounced Izla, but still spelled Isla.

Isla meaning dynamic, vibrant, brilliant, bright as sun. Malia Obama is pronounced mah-lee-a rather than mel-ee-ah. I have NEVER heard this name where I live. Isla is an uncommonly occurring given name for women but a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#42604 out of 150436, Top 28%).

It allows you to go beyond the similarities of a name, which can provide a lot of inspiration! It's been very special to me for many years now. It's good to hear from parents who have chosen this name, then started hearing it a lot from others. etc. Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Isla.

Both my husband and I loved it from the first time we saw it on a list of girl names online. Looking at the other top names on the list, Amelia, Emily, Sophie and other such names are absolute classics; while perhaps they don't equal Isla in prettiness, they are longstanding classics. Maybe I'm in the 00.1%.

Mamas with kids named Isla also have kids with these names. We wanted a girl name to match our other 2 that start with A and O.

I've heard people pronounce it iz-la and ees-la. Because it sounds nice in Spanish? Everyone says 'mel-ay-ah,' 'mel-ga-ha,' 'mel-ee-ja.'

Isla’s recent surge in popularity can be attributed to everything from the Royal Family to Hollywood, with Isla Phillips a great-granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II and actress Isla Fisher winning over audiences in silver screen hits Now You See Me and The Great Gatsby. Why didn't you just use Malia? I don't really know how people can get mixed up. All fields are required *. Also I want to use the name Elsie for one of our daughters and I'm afraid Isla and Elsie are just too similar.

I might look to Eliza as an alternative? Your email address will not be published. I know one Isla. Why is this name so popular? ISLA would use all the same letters.

To rate names on Nameberry, please register for an account or log in to an existing account. Edgy girl names keep style and sass at the forefront. She never actually features in the stories.

They won't. I love the name, but I think I like more the spanish pronunciation: Ees-lah. It had two meanings, Island or devoted to God. I named my little girl Isla Mae.

Unique and different but not weird. Rose, Rosemary, Violet, Laurel, Iris, Daisy, Olive). So her name had to start with I or E. We didn’t like any E names so we found Isla with the I names and I love how it looks. I strongly hesitate at the quickly climbing popularity, though.

There is a peacefulness to the name that is simply divine, and as her popularity increases, we aren’t surprised. In 2018 Isla was the 82nd most popular girls name, representing 0.247% of girl births in the U.S. :o. I understand that and I am sorry for your familiy's loss. Which isn't bad either.

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This is my favorite name! People do mispronounce it often and say is-la though.

I know that in other places it is very common but where I live it is unheard of.

I can understand the appeal of Isla- it sounds short-and-sweet, spunky and feminine.

I don't know. Sigh.


While many girl names fall into cutesy territory, Isla isn’t one of them. I can't see why it is so popular either. Infographic of Isla name meaning, which is Derived from the name Islay, Isla means island. Considering it. Isla Rose is a cute combo:). I first heard the name Isla, from the actress Isla Fischer and I just loved it!

How popular is the name Isla? I love my name, it’s sentimental as I am half Scottish myself, and if people don’t understand how say it, tell your daughter to say: “it’s just like island, without the nd”. If you like how Isla sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Isla. As a Spanish-speaker, why would you name your child "island"??

Yes, if you lived in the US every other girl under 4 is called isla.

I'm a parent who had fallen in LOVE with this name when I chose to name my baby girl, Isla in 2009. You may as well ask why somebody would name their child 'beautiful' (belle or bella) or 'flower' (flora) or any other plant-related name (eg. She’s a subtle nature name that isn’t as obvious as Ivy or Violet, but we still find her just as in-tune with Mother Nature.

It is absolutely not acceptable to insult someone's parents for choosing to honour a tragically lost family member. I, and many others, find it lovely :), Some people, like me, couldn't care less what the name means :D. I like Ila best, actually. It's Iola, not Isla, and she isn't even an actual character - she is just mentioned as part of Sirius Black's family tree. What Does Isla Mean and History?Derived from Islay, the name of an island in the Scottish Hebrides.
I just found out that Isla for English-speakers is ABSOLUTELY DIFFERENT from the way I pronounce this name. O.M.G. Isla Black is a character from “Harry Potter”. Derived from Islay, the name of an island in the Scottish Hebrides.

I’ve always found the name beautiful and lyrical sounding. It is also the name of two Scottish rivers. nevermind, i just realized that was an i not a lower case l. :(.