Isabel
The Spanish and Occitan reshaping of Elizabeth, Hebrew Elisheva, “my God is an oath.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Isabel appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1999 to 2008. Its biggest year was 2006, when 4,009 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 87 nationally. Its best ranking came in 2003, at No. 83. In 2025 it ranked No. 176 for girls. All told, 133,977 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Isabelle (107,782), Isabell (15,279), Izabelle (4,603), Izabel (3,814), Isobel (3,802), Izabell (1,301) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Elizabeth
Explore Isabel interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,053 | No. 161 |
| 1890s | 2,047 | No. 168 |
| 1900s | 2,926 | No. 168 |
| 1910s | 7,668 | No. 168 |
| 1920s | 8,315 | No. 199 |
| 1930s | 4,442 | No. 257 |
| 1940s | 3,435 | No. 359 |
| 1950s | 4,041 | No. 389 |
| 1960s | 3,718 | No. 490 |
| 1970s | 3,940 | No. 461 |
| 1980s | 4,962 | No. 404 |
| 1990s | 16,104 | No. 97 |
| 2000s | 36,042 | No. 83 |
| 2010s | 22,586 | No. 116 |
| 2020s | 10,871 | No. 146 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.