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How popular is the name Islah?

Births per year, rank history and how many Islahs are alive today.

Islah (female) is a rare spelling of the girls' name Isla in England and Wales, ranked 4867th in 2025 and given to 4 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2013, when 7 babies were given the name, the 3160th most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 2021, with 7 babies given the name that year.

Across all spellings of the name, the Isla you are most likely to meet is around 13 years old. Half of all Islas born in England and Wales are between 6 and 14, and there are at least 56,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 16% chance that at least one of them will be called Isla.

How many babies are named Islah each year?

Includes all spellings: Islah, Isla, Iyla. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

02k4k200020201996: 871997: 841998: 871999: 1242000: 1252001: 1152002: 1452003: 2362004: 3142005: 4412006: 5862007: 9762008: 1,6212009: 1,9442010: 2,4332011: 2,9262012: 3,6222013: 3,6702014: 4,1642015: 3,6172016: 3,6252017: 3,5072018: 3,1962019: 3,1342020: 2,8772021: 2,7982022: 2,7292023: 2,4342024: 2,1722025: 2,045actual

Where does the Islah spelling rank?

1101001,00010,00020202007: ranked 5,2012009: ranked 5,5562010: ranked 5,7072011: ranked 4,0492012: ranked 5,8762013: ranked 3,1602014: ranked 3,5142015: ranked 4,7362016: ranked 4,7632017: ranked 4,7632019: ranked 3,1512020: ranked 3,8992021: ranked 3,1922022: ranked 3,9712025: ranked 4,867

Where does the Isla spelling rank?

110100500200020201996: ranked 3821997: ranked 3801998: ranked 3691999: ranked 2862000: ranked 2972001: ranked 3172002: ranked 2762003: ranked 2002004: ranked 1682005: ranked 1252006: ranked 932007: ranked 652008: ranked 362009: ranked 302010: ranked 222011: ranked 152012: ranked 82013: ranked 52014: ranked 32015: ranked 42016: ranked 42017: ranked 32018: ranked 42019: ranked 32020: ranked 32021: ranked 32022: ranked 32023: ranked 32024: ranked 42025: ranked 4

Where does the Iyla spelling rank?

1101001,0005,00020202002: ranked 4,1372003: ranked 4,3732004: ranked 4,5982005: ranked 2,2472006: ranked 1,9832007: ranked 2,4102008: ranked 1,3022009: ranked 9822010: ranked 7902011: ranked 5622012: ranked 3952013: ranked 3362014: ranked 3182015: ranked 3402016: ranked 3382017: ranked 3602018: ranked 3172019: ranked 3222020: ranked 3602021: ranked 4122022: ranked 3822023: ranked 4212024: ranked 3722025: ranked 483

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Islah per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 4,164 in 2014
Islah: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Islah most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Isla, peaked in 2014, when 4,164 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Islah spelling itself peaked in 2013, with 7 babies.

How many people are called Islah?

At least 56,000 people named Islah in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Islah?

Most living Islahs are between 6 and 14; the most common age is about 13.

Is Islah becoming more or less popular?

Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.






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