Isabell
Isabell was the 2144th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 87 babies. Its best year was 1903, when it ranked 314th; the most babies were born in 2006 (388). Over the last ten years it has moved down 856 places. More babies were named Isabell in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,144 girls, down 474 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 87girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006388 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,279babies recorded
Isabell popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1929.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,144 | 87 |
| 2020 | #1,670 | 123 |
| 2010 | #830 | 324 |
| 2000 | #1,226 | 162 |
| 1990 | #5,936 | 15 |
| 1980 | #3,762 | 21 |
| 1970 | #3,483 | 18 |
| 1960 | #1,958 | 34 |
| 1950 | #1,177 | 62 |
| 1940 | #812 | 77 |
| 1930 | #514 | 171 |
| 1920 | #423 | 249 |
| 1910 | #351 | 129 |
| 1900 | #350 | 92 |
| 1890 | #358 | 51 |
| 1880 | #343 | 22 |
How popular is Isabell, counting every spelling?
Isabell has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Isabell?
87 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Isabell (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Isabell 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 96 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Isabell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Isabell?
About 7,700 people born in the US named Isabell are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 14 and 29. That makes Isabell 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.
Isabell by state
How common Isabell was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 38 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 Isabell: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Isabell, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Isabell
How popular is the name Isabell?
Isabell was the 2144th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 87 babies. Its best year was 1903, when it ranked 314th; the most babies were born in 2006 (388). Over the last ten years it has moved down 856 places. More babies were named Isabell in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Isabell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Isabell in the US.
Where is Isabell most popular?
In 2021–2025, Isabell was most common in North Carolina (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and New York.