Isis

EYE-siss

Egyptian

"throne"

Isis Origin and Meaning

The name Isis is a girl's name of Egyptian origin meaning "throne".

Isis has gone from magical, feminist name on the rise to the forbidden list because of the extremist terror group called ISIS, an acronym for Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Unsurprisingly, Isis was one of the fastest-falling names in 2014, dropping 130 ranks to reach #706. Interestingly, however, since 2020, it has begun to see increased use again, and 2023 saw it given to 151 girls.

Before the rise of the political group, Isis was best known as the name of the supreme Egyptian goddess of the moon, sky, magic, motherhood and fertility, revived by feminists and others willing to cross into arcane territory. And with the mini-craze for names that start with Is- -- Isabella, Isla -- it was not so surprising that Isis was joining the crowd.

The ancient Isis, wife of Osiris (who happened to be her brother), was worshiped beyond Egypt into the Greco-Roman world. According to myth, the Nile river floods every year because of Isis's tears of sorrow for the death of Osiris.

In popular culture, Isis has been a character on Stargate and Battleship Galactica, an opera, the title of a Bob Dylan song and the name of several rock bands. The Isis is also the name given to part of the River Thames.

If you love the sounds or vibes of Isis, you could consider Ismay, Isolde, Eirlys, Ailish, Maelys, Ione, Inez, Iskra, Ismene, Atalanta, Artemis, Athenais, Anuket, Keziah, or Ianeira.

Isis Rank in US Top 1000

# 706 in the US

Isis Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1324 on Nameberry

Isis Popularity

• 706 US 2014
• 1324 Nameberry 2024
• 462 Unique 2023
• 74 Netherlands 2012
• 91 Portugal 2014
• 16 Brazil 2023

20 Names Similar to Isis

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Isis.

• Jaya
• Demeter
• Nike
• Aphrodite
• Nyx
• Hero
• Gaia
• Jana
• Hera
• Cleopatra
• Calypso
• Nixie
• Hestia
• Artemis
• Isolde
• Selene
• Lolita
• Ceres
• Lotus
• Orchid

Famous People Named Isis

• Isis Nable Valverde Brazilian actress
• Isis King American model ("America's Next Top Model")
• Isis Mussenden costume designer
• Isis Marie Casalduc Miss Puerto Rico 2002
• Isis Margarita Finlay Miss Cuba 1954
• Isis Gomes Brazilian model and reality TV personality ("Fazenda de Verão")
• Isis Taylor American adult film actress
• (Elizabeth) Isis Pogson English astronomer
• Isis the Amazon ring name of Lindsay Kay Hayward, American pro wrestler
• Isis Rea Boykin (b. 2008) daughter of reality TV personality Chris "Big Black" Boykin
• Mia Isis Vishnyakova (b. 2012) daughter of model Sasha Pivovarova and Igor Vishnyakov

Isis in Pop Culture

• Isis superhero in DC Comics
• Isis cat owned by DC Comics' Catwoman
• Isis character on TV's Battlestar Galactic
• Isis character in Bluewater Comics
• Isis character on TV's "Stargate"
• Isis Eaglet a character in Magical Chronicle Lyrical Nanoha Force
• Isis dog of the Earl of Grantham in "Downton Abbey,"
• Isis character in movie "Bring It On"
• Isis American post,metal band