How Popular (or Rare) was Eesa in 2023?

🇬🇧 England & Wales • Boy

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#189
2023 Rank
268
2023 Births
#159
Best Rank (2025)
330
Peak Year (2025)
4,735
Total Births (1996-2025)
1 in 1,032
Rarity Factor (2023)
Popularity Position
Top 3%
Among UK boys' names in 2023
Moderately Popular · 1 in 1,032 births

📊 The Eesa Story

Eesa is a moderately popular boys' name in England & Wales, ranking #189 in 2023 with 268 recorded births. This places Eesa in the top 3% of ranked UK boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Moderately Popular. The name reached its all-time peak in 2025 with 330 births ranking #159. In 2023, approximately 1 in every 1,032 boys born was named Eesa. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.

Popularity Trend (1996–2025)

📅 Data Status: Official verified statistics are currently available from 1996 up to 2025. This report reflects the most recent confirmed data from England & Wales; 2026 and 2027 projections are based on real-time search trends and will be finalized upon the next official release.

Name Meaning & Origin

Origin: Arabic and Urdu use  |  Meaning: Jesus; Arabic and Urdu form linked with the name of Jesus

Eesa is a transliterated form of Isa, the Arabic name used for Jesus. It has a clear religious background and is especially familiar in Muslim naming.

The form Eesa reflects modern spelling practice in English rather than a separate ancient name line. Its use comes from Quranic and wider Islamic tradition, where Isa is recognised as a prophet.

Did you know?Eesa shows how one traditional Arabic name can take several different spellings when written in English.
Similar namesEli, Ilyas, Isa, Yahya, Yusuf

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