Islay
A girls’ name of Scottish origin, meaning from the scottish hebridean island.
Babies a year
6
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3705
6 babies
Islay by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Islay. In the US, 14 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 17 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Islay. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Islaisland; from the river Islay1,959 in England and Wales (2025)
- Islahreconciliation; reform; correction58 in the US (2017)
- Isley74 in the US (2017)
- Iselaa form of Gisela; pledge or hostage77 in the US (2017)
- Israanight journey; traveller by night21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Iqlassincerity; devotion8 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean an island
Like Islay, each of these has an island in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Evelynnisland; a variant spelling of Evelyn938 in the US (2017)
- Skyesky; the Isle of Skye214 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kelseyisland of the ship; a place name799 in the US (2017)
- Whitneywhite island; from a place name336 in the US (2017)
- Lindseylinden tree island; variant of Lindsey316 in the US (2017)
- Lindsayfrom the linden tree island220 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Islay
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