UK girl's name
Issy
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Issy is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Issy popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4056, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2023, with 5 births.
This profile covers 24 England and Wales registrations across 7 recorded years from 2001 to 2023. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Issy is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 24 living people in the UK are called Issy. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Issy ranked #4056 for girls in England and Wales in 2023, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2023, when 5 girls were registered as Issy.
- • About 24 living people in the UK are estimated to have Issy as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4056
2023
Births in 2023
5
Latest year
Peak year
2023
5 births
Estimated living
24
2026
Popularity
Issy over time
The chart below shows babies named Issy registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2001 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Issy, the clearest high point is 2023. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2023, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Issy by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Issy was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4056 | 5 | 1 |
| 2010s | #5691 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | #4891 | 16 | 5 |
Related
Names similar to Issy
- Isabella 58,822
- Isla 51,854
- Isabelle 46,163
- Imogen 33,758
- Ivy 23,306
- Isabel 20,895
- Isobel 19,706
- Iris 10,353
- India 8,371
- Iqra 4,452
- Indie 3,873
- Iona 3,682
FAQ
Issy: questions and answers
How popular is the name Issy in the UK right now?
In 2023, Issy was ranked #4056 for girls in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Issy most popular?
The peak year on record was 2023, with 5 babies registered as Issy in England and Wales.
How many people are called Issy in the UK?
A total of 24 babies have been registered as Issy across the 7 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.