Given name & surname
Eissa
“God is my salvation”
Eissa is a variant of Eisa. In Arabic use, Eisa carries the interpretation “God is my salvation.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eissa is a variant of Eisa. In Arabic use, Eisa carries the interpretation “God is my salvation.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Eissa connects to the Jesus name family through Eisa. An origin associated with Jesus is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eissa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 157
- 157 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,439 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,439 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 27 in 2017. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 496 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Eissa’s family of names
Eissa has a related form in Eisa. In Greek usage, Eissa as a surname is a transliteration of Εισσά.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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