Issa is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning “spas.” In 2024 it was given to 115 boys in the United States.
Issa at a glance
Gender
Boy name
Origin
Muslim & Arabic
Meaning
“spas”
Pronunciation
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About the name Issa
Issa belongs to the Muslim & Arabic tradition. Its meaning — “spas” — is the sense carried by its Arabic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Issa first appears in Social Security records in 1969. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1530 in 2024, and in 2024 115 babies received the name — 2,188 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.