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Isabel

Girl

Meaning of Isabel: Spanish: 'pledged to God'

Isabel is a girl's name most strongly associated with Spanish naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 181st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 169th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#181

1,746 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#169

294 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

133,977

First recorded 1880 · peak 2006

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 480 babies1982: 495 babies1983: 445 babies1984: 432 babies1985: 533 babies1986: 496 babies1987: 515 babies1988: 566 babies1989: 632 babies1990: 803 babies19901991: 818 babies1992: 1,075 babies1993: 1,096 babies1994: 1,143 babies1995: 1,309 babies1996: 1,481 babies1997: 2,266 babies1998: 2,836 babies1999: 3,419 babies2000: 3,460 babies20002001: 3,499 babies2002: 3,660 babies2003: 3,863 babies2004: 3,652 babies2005: 3,620 babies2006: 4,019 babies2007: 3,869 babies2008: 3,495 babies2009: 2,988 babies2010: 2,664 babies20102011: 2,413 babies2012: 2,383 babies2013: 2,348 babies2014: 2,336 babies2015: 2,177 babies2016: 2,125 babies2017: 2,036 babies2018: 2,068 babies2019: 2,064 babies2020: 1,771 babies20202021: 1,917 babies2022: 1,863 babies2023: 1,753 babies2024: 1,826 babies2025: 1,746 babies
US babies named Isabel per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 4,019.

Gender split

1% boys · 99% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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