Given name & surname
Isis
Isis is a feminine given name from Latin, ultimately from Egyptian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Egyptian.
How it developed
In English usage, Isis developed from ꜣst.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1901. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Isis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11,893
- 12 boys · 11,881 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 561 babies
- 2025
- 128
- #1,625 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +148%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 128 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,625 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 147.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 561 in 2005. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 12,086 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.
Isis’s family of names
In English usage, Isis developed from ꜣst. In Greek usage, Isis as a surname is a transliteration of Ίσης.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Isis
- Ice SpiceAmerican rapper (born 2000)
- Ísis ValverdeBrazilian actressborn 1987
- Isis KingAmerican model and actressborn 1985
- Isis HoltAustralian track and field athleteborn 2001
- DJ IsisDutch female DJborn 1975
- Isis Anchaleesoftware engineerborn 1993
- Isis ArrondoFrench basketball player (born 1989)
- Isis MussendenAmerican costume designer (born 1959)
- Isis CasalducPuerto Rican beauty pageant contestantborn 1981
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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