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Boy name Swahili origin Muslim tradition

Issa

EE-sah · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
The Swahili form of Jesus or Yeshua.
Language
Swahili
Culture
Swahili/East African
Religion
Muslim
Style era
classic
Themes
biblical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1530
2024 births115
Peak year2024
First appeared1969
Total US births2,188
2024 peak19691983199720102024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
IsaEesa
In other languages
Isa

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