Given name & surname
Isma
Isma is a masculine given name. It is used in English and Spanish.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In English use, Isma is a diminutive of Ismail. An origin associated with Ismail is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Isma is a diminutive of Ismael.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1895. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Isma through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 108
- 0 boys · 108 girls
- Most popular year
- 1914
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 312 as a first name in 2020; 313 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.
Isma’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Isma is a diminutive of Ismael. In English usage, Isma is a diminutive of Ismail.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Isma
- Isma LópezSpanish footballerborn 1990
- Isma PiñeraSpanish association football playerborn 1977
- Isma CerroSpanish association football player (1995-)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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