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Isabella

Girl

Meaning of Isabella: Hebrew: 'pledged to God'

Isabella is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 8 letters and 4 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 7th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 11th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#7

10,666 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#11

1,708 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

417,454

First recorded 1880 · peak 2010

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 38 babies1982: 34 babies1983: 31 babies1984: 36 babies1985: 36 babies1986: 60 babies1987: 75 babies1988: 81 babies1989: 140 babies1990: 217 babies19901991: 305 babies1992: 508 babies1993: 831 babies1994: 1,277 babies1995: 1,739 babies1996: 2,112 babies1997: 2,867 babies1998: 3,851 babies1999: 5,067 babies2000: 6,250 babies20002001: 8,841 babies2002: 12,182 babies2003: 13,799 babies2004: 15,070 babies2005: 15,213 babies2006: 18,249 babies2007: 19,164 babies2008: 18,656 babies2009: 22,348 babies2010: 22,966 babies20102011: 19,957 babies2012: 19,156 babies2013: 17,707 babies2014: 17,158 babies2015: 15,688 babies2016: 14,875 babies2017: 15,275 babies2018: 14,590 babies2019: 13,423 babies2020: 12,238 babies20202021: 11,318 babies2022: 11,774 babies2023: 10,879 babies2024: 10,818 babies2025: 10,666 babies
US babies named Isabella per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 22,966.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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