Isabel
#176 for girls in 2025, 1,746 births · Last seen for boys in 2022 at #12,330
Given to girls 98.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2003 · 3,853 births
- Debut · girls
- 81 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 10 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 132,150since 1880
Isabel over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #176 | 1,746 | — | |
| 2024 | #167 | 1,826 | — | |
| 2023 | #164 | 1,753 | — | |
| 2022 | #156 | 1,858 | #12,330 | 5 |
| 2021 | #146 | 1,917 | — | |
| 2020 | #157 | 1,771 | — | |
| 2019 | #134 | 2,059 | #12,145 | 5 |
| 2018 | #139 | 2,068 | — | |
| 2017 | #145 | 2,036 | — | |
| 2016 | #145 | 2,120 | #12,185 | 5 |
| 2015 | #149 | 2,177 | — | |
| 2014 | #144 | 2,331 | #12,108 | 5 |
| 2013 | #136 | 2,341 | #9,655 | 7 |
| 2012 | #134 | 2,383 | — | |
| 2011 | #128 | 2,413 | — | |
| 2010 | #116 | 2,658 | #10,766 | 6 |
| 2009 | #109 | 2,988 | — | |
| 2008 | #97 | 3,489 | #11,037 | 6 |
| 2007 | #87 | 3,864 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #87 | 4,009 | #7,427 | 10 |
| 2005 | #89 | 3,611 | #7,640 | 9 |
| 2004 | #88 | 3,638 | #5,492 | 14 |
| 2003 | #83 | 3,853 | #6,715 | 10 |
| 2002 | #85 | 3,651 | #7,055 | 9 |
| 2001 | #88 | 3,491 | #7,536 | 8 |
| 2000 | #94 | 3,448 | #5,588 | 12 |
| 1999 | #97 | 3,405 | #4,762 | 14 |
| 1998 | #118 | 2,827 | #6,314 | 9 |
| 1997 | #141 | 2,259 | #7,281 | 7 |
| 1996 | #197 | 1,470 | #5,187 | 11 |
| 1995 | #217 | 1,297 | #4,791 | 12 |
| 1994 | #244 | 1,131 | #4,803 | 12 |
| 1993 | #257 | 1,076 | #3,246 | 20 |
| 1992 | #267 | 1,053 | #2,999 | 22 |
| 1991 | #330 | 801 | #3,462 | 17 |
| 1990 | #339 | 785 | #3,309 | 18 |
| 1989 | #404 | 613 | #3,094 | 19 |
| 1988 | #418 | 558 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1987 | #445 | 494 | #2,559 | 21 |
| 1986 | #447 | 484 | #3,653 | 12 |
| 1985 | #427 | 515 | #2,710 | 18 |
| 1984 | #483 | 419 | #3,270 | 13 |
| 1983 | #469 | 430 | #2,912 | 15 |
| 1982 | #442 | 487 | #4,593 | 8 |
| 1981 | #459 | 466 | #3,030 | 14 |
| 1980 | #435 | 496 | #3,430 | 12 |
| 1979 | #481 | 424 | #3,357 | 12 |
| 1978 | #511 | 365 | #2,799 | 15 |
| 1977 | #484 | 392 | #2,791 | 15 |
| 1976 | #464 | 411 | #2,245 | 20 |
| 1975 | #461 | 408 | #2,205 | 20 |
| 1974 | #473 | 381 | #3,558 | 9 |
| 1973 | #494 | 352 | #4,054 | 7 |
| 1972 | #497 | 356 | #3,152 | 10 |
| 1971 | #463 | 436 | #2,126 | 19 |
| 1970 | #483 | 415 | #2,125 | 18 |
| 1969 | #496 | 384 | #2,682 | 11 |
| 1968 | #496 | 381 | #2,576 | 11 |
| 1967 | #505 | 352 | #2,242 | 13 |
| 1966 | #497 | 354 | #2,627 | 10 |
| 1965 | #527 | 327 | #1,987 | 16 |
| 1964 | #493 | 390 | #2,114 | 15 |
| 1963 | #498 | 380 | #2,300 | 13 |
| 1962 | #490 | 393 | #2,673 | 10 |
| 1961 | #511 | 366 | #1,823 | 20 |
| 1960 | #492 | 391 | #2,121 | 15 |
| 1959 | #492 | 390 | #1,806 | 20 |
| 1958 | #506 | 359 | #2,093 | 15 |
| 1957 | #449 | 440 | #2,274 | 13 |
| 1956 | #456 | 405 | #1,568 | 25 |
| 1955 | #417 | 450 | #2,048 | 15 |
| 1954 | #461 | 368 | #1,887 | 17 |
| 1953 | #389 | 480 | #1,836 | 18 |
| 1952 | #411 | 419 | #1,804 | 18 |
| 1951 | #438 | 368 | #1,774 | 18 |
| 1950 | #421 | 362 | #1,941 | 15 |
| 1949 | #402 | 394 | #1,462 | 25 |
| 1948 | #409 | 374 | #1,280 | 32 |
| 1947 | #414 | 378 | #1,555 | 23 |
| 1946 | #408 | 353 | #1,299 | 29 |
| 1945 | #430 | 275 | #1,494 | 20 |
| 1944 | #407 | 309 | #1,483 | 21 |
| 1943 | #387 | 356 | #1,486 | 22 |
| 1942 | #391 | 333 | #1,193 | 34 |
| 1941 | #367 | 335 | #1,300 | 26 |
| 1940 | #359 | 328 | #1,288 | 27 |
| 1939 | #345 | 340 | #1,578 | 18 |
| 1938 | #343 | 350 | #1,247 | 28 |
| 1937 | #310 | 399 | #1,444 | 22 |
| 1936 | #312 | 376 | #1,095 | 35 |
| 1935 | #292 | 425 | #1,295 | 27 |
| 1934 | #300 | 430 | #1,357 | 25 |
| 1933 | #284 | 450 | #1,540 | 20 |
| 1932 | #272 | 516 | #1,548 | 21 |
| 1931 | #258 | 561 | #1,194 | 33 |
| 1930 | #257 | 595 | #1,235 | 33 |
| 1929 | #235 | 672 | #1,173 | 35 |
| 1928 | #248 | 651 | #1,165 | 37 |
| 1927 | #239 | 731 | #1,128 | 40 |
| 1926 | #238 | 744 | #1,296 | 31 |
| 1925 | #212 | 900 | #1,144 | 38 |
| 1924 | #215 | 911 | #1,204 | 36 |
| 1923 | #221 | 855 | #2,123 | 15 |
| 1922 | #218 | 888 | #1,644 | 22 |
| 1921 | #207 | 971 | #1,296 | 32 |
| 1920 | #199 | 992 | #1,348 | 29 |
| 1919 | #196 | 957 | #1,481 | 24 |
| 1918 | #190 | 1,041 | #1,767 | 19 |
| 1917 | #197 | 931 | #1,815 | 17 |
| 1916 | #183 | 1,000 | #2,389 | 11 |
| 1915 | #177 | 943 | #2,070 | 13 |
| 1914 | #179 | 747 | #2,271 | 9 |
| 1913 | #177 | 657 | #2,496 | 6 |
| 1912 | #175 | 556 | #1,619 | 10 |
| 1911 | #168 | 447 | #1,117 | 10 |
| 1910 | #176 | 389 | #1,045 | 10 |
| 1909 | #169 | 356 | — | |
| 1908 | #168 | 351 | — | |
| 1907 | #170 | 326 | — | |
| 1906 | #169 | 317 | #1,253 | 5 |
| 1905 | #176 | 292 | — | |
| 1904 | #180 | 271 | #1,064 | 6 |
| 1903 | #180 | 257 | — | |
| 1902 | #179 | 256 | — | |
| 1901 | #194 | 214 | — | |
| 1900 | #184 | 286 | — | |
| 1899 | #176 | 243 | — | |
| 1898 | #184 | 252 | — | |
| 1897 | #188 | 210 | — | |
| 1896 | #179 | 232 | — | |
| 1895 | #184 | 212 | — | |
| 1894 | #168 | 241 | — | |
| 1893 | #185 | 189 | — | |
| 1892 | #200 | 158 | — | |
| 1891 | #189 | 150 | — | |
| 1890 | #185 | 160 | — | |
| 1889 | #186 | 153 | — | |
| 1888 | #187 | 144 | — | |
| 1887 | #192 | 109 | — | |
| 1886 | #176 | 131 | — | |
| 1885 | #185 | 102 | — | |
| 1884 | #175 | 102 | — | |
| 1883 | #182 | 83 | — | |
| 1882 | #194 | 72 | — | |
| 1881 | #174 | 76 | — | |
| 1880 | #161 | 81 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Isabel was already there! It came in at #161, and was given to 81 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1885, when fewer than 110 girls a year got the name.
Where Isabel is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#102 · 1 in 367
- Arizona#134 · 1 in 485
- Texas#157 · 1 in 707
- Connecticut#196 · 1 in 1,775
- California#216 · 1 in 1,349
Best ever in a state: #11 in New Mexico, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #102 | 16 | 1 in 367 |
| Arizona | #134 | 10 | 1 in 485 |
| Texas | #157 | 85 | 1 in 707 |
| Connecticut | #196 | 6 | 1 in 1,775 |
| California | #216 | 37 | 1 in 1,349 |
| New York | #227 | 47 | 1 in 1,909 |
| Pennsylvania | #227 | 38 | 1 in 1,974 |
| Massachusetts | #235 | 11 | 1 in 2,672 |
| New Jersey | #304 | 7 | 1 in 3,691 |
| Michigan | #364 | 9 | 1 in 4,859 |
| Illinois | #576 | 6 | 1 in 9,377 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Isabel
- 9 spots since 2024 (#167 → #176)
- 19 spots since 2020 (#157 → #176)
- 27 spots since 2015 (#149 → #176)
- Biggest jump: 65 spots in 1990 (#404 → #339)
- Biggest drop: 72 spots in 1954 (#389 → #461)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2003 at #83 (3,853 births)
- Births halved by 2020, 17 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 10 yrs · run 1999–2008
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 474 girls born in 2003 were named Isabel (0.21%)
- Latest: 1 in 921 girls born in 2025 (0.11%)
- 27.3% of all girls named Isabel (36,042) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,053 | #161 (1880) | #181 |
| 1890s | 2,047 | #168 (1894) | #184 |
| 1900s | 2,926 | #168 (1908) | #177 |
| 1910s | 7,668 | #168 (1911) | #182 |
| 1920s | 8,315 | #199 (1920) | #223 |
| 1930s | 4,442 | #257 (1930) | #297 |
| 1940s | 3,435 | #359 (1940) | #397 |
| 1950s | 4,041 | #389 (1953) | #444 |
| 1960s | 3,718 | #490 (1962) | #501 |
| 1970s | 3,940 | #461 (1975) | #481 |
| 1980s | 4,962 | #404 (1989) | #443 |
| 1990s | 16,104 | #97 (1999) | #221 |
| 2000s | 36,042 | #83 (2003) | #91 |
| 2010s | 22,586 | #116 (2010) | #137 |
| 2020s | 10,871 | #146 (2021) | #161 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Isabel in 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 3,486 of them was named Isabel, which outranked 92.9% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 42,932 of them was named Isabel, which outranked 67.3% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,275Rance28
- #1,275Randel28
- #1,275Rosalio28
- #1,288Isabel27
- #1,288Butch27
- #1,288Calvert27
- #1,288Clemens27
- #1,311Alfonza26
- #1,311Arne26
- #1,311Benjiman26
Tied with 22 names at #1,288; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.