Given name
Islay
“from the island”
Islay is a variant of Isla. One interpretation is “from the island.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Islay is a variant of Isla. One interpretation is “from the island.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Islay through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 378
- 0 boys · 378 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 51 babies
- 2025
- 24
- #5,307 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +48%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 24 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,307 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 47.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 213 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.
Islay’s family of names
Islay is a masculine form of Isla. Islay has a related form in Isla.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.