Isabela
Isabela was the 664th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 426 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 442nd with 695 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 100 places. More babies were named Isabela in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Isabella) Latinate form of Isabel (Elizabeth) · Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #664 girls, up 171 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 426girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2004695 babies
- Total since 1880
- 12,698babies recorded
What does the name Isabela mean?
Isabela is a spelling of Isabella, pronounced the same way, so it shares Isabella's meaning and origin.
Isabella is the Latin and Italian form of Isabel. Isabel arose from the medieval Provençal form Elisabel, a form of Elizabeth. The name therefore goes back to the Hebrew name Elisheba, explained as 'my God is an oath'. Many medieval queens bore it: DMNES lists queens of France, England, Castile and Portugal.
אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Biblical Hebrew, “'my God is an oath' (Elisheba)”)
How sure is this? Well established.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Elizabeth'
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Isabel'
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (names.zip, yob*.txt), team3 computation
- Wikidata item Q16290308
- Wiktionary, entry 'Isabella'
- Wiktionary, entry 'Elizabeth'
Isabela popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #664 | 426 |
| 2020 | #835 | 328 |
| 2010 | #571 | 511 |
| 2000 | #850 | 259 |
| 1990 | #3,387 | 32 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Isabela, counting every spelling?
Isabela is a spelling of Isabella, a name family that ranked #7 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #664 for Isabela on its own. Together these spellings went to 11,732 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isabella | 10,666 | #7 | 55,417 |
| Izabella | 532 | #564 | 3,435 |
| Isabela | 426 | #664 | 2,168 |
| Izzabella | 28 | #4,807 | 232 |
| Izabela | 37 | #3,939 | 228 |
| Issabella | 43 | #3,540 | 225 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Isabela?
426 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Isabela (0.12 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Isabela born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 20 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Isabela.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Isabela?
About 12,600 people born in the US named Isabela are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 8 and 22. That makes Isabela mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Isabela by state
How common Isabela was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Connecticut (2.1×), Florida (2.0×), Massachusetts (1.8×), New Jersey (1.7×), Texas (1.5×). In 17 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Isabela: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Isabela, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Isabela
What does Isabela mean?
Isabela is a spelling of Isabella, which means “Latinate form of Isabel (Elizabeth)” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Isabela?
Isabela was the 664th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 426 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 442nd with 695 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 100 places. More babies were named Isabela in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Isabela a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Isabela in the US.
Where is Isabela most popular?
In 2021–2025, Isabela was most common in Connecticut (0.57 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Massachusetts.