How Many People Are Named Isela?
An estimated 5,483 people in the United States have the first name Isela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Isela peaked in popularity in 1998 with 196 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Isela as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Isela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,483
About 1 in 62,512 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1998
196 births
Total Registered
5,824
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Isela
Isela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,824 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Isela as a female name
Ranked #1,852 in 2024
108 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (196 births)
Isela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Isela span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,312 babies were registered. While Isela is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Isela by Decade
How has Isela tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Isela by State
Birth registrations for Isela span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Arizona. The lowest are in New Mexico, Nevada, North Carolina. On average, about 408 Iselas were registered per state.
Isela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Isela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Isela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Isela?
We estimate approximately 5,483 people named Isela are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 62,512 Americans share this first name.
Is Isela a common name?
Isela is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,824 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Isela most popular?
Isela reached peak popularity in 1998, when 196 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Isela is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Isela a female name?
Isela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Isela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Isela Smith, Isela Johnson, Isela Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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