Given name
Isela
“a giving woran”
Isela is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “a giving woran.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a giving woran.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1926. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Isela through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,925
- 0 boys · 5,925 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 196 babies
- 2025
- 100
- #1,935 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +13%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 100 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,935 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 13.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 196 in 1998. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (26). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,956 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Isela’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Isela has a related form in Isabella. In Spanish usage, Isela has a related form in Isabel. Isela has a related form in Isella.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Isela
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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