Isela
Isela is a genus of African spiders in the family Mysmenidae, first described in 1985 by Charles E. Griswold. It contains two African species.
Meaning & Origin of Isela
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Isela is a genus of African spiders in the family Mysmenidae, first described in 1985 by Charles E. Griswold. It contains two African species.
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The Story of Isela
Isela first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1926, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 196 Iselas were born — ranking #1,015 that year. As of 2026, Isela ranks #1,754 for baby girls with 116 births, rising sharply (+34% over the past five years). In total, more than 6K Iselas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Isela
Isela is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1926 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Isela's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #1,015. Use the chart and map above to compare Isela's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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