Isabell

#2,139 for girls in 2025, 87 births · Last seen for boys in 1929 at #3,959
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1903 · 99 births
Debut · girls
22 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
15,274
since 1880

Isabell over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Isabell has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201922peak #313, 1903girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,13987—
2024#2,28281—
2023#2,33678—
2022#1,885107—
2021#1,554135—
2020#1,668123—
2019#1,773115—
2018#1,506145—
2017#1,482150—
2016#1,446159—
2015#1,287187—
2014#1,228199—
2013#1,144210—
2012#1,086228—
2011#981261—
2010#827324—
2009#827341—
2008#796366—
2007#794363—
2006#723388—
2005#894281—
2004#855287—
2003#914260—
2002#919243—
2001#1,096193—
2000#1,225162—
1999#1,130174—
1998#1,458117—
1997#1,68293—
1996#2,55849—
1995#3,35733—
1994#3,09837—
1993#3,42232—
1992#4,08825—
1991#4,49722—
1990#5,83515—
1989#4,67019—
1988#3,58526—
1987#4,12220—
1986#6,61210—
1985#3,73022—
1984#5,22213—
1983#4,47616—
1982#3,64722—
1981#4,96314—
1980#3,71921—
1979#5,09213—
1978#4,07917—
1977#4,42515—
1976#4,61413—
1975#4,14115—
1974#3,11022—
1973#3,12221—
1972#3,06221—
1971#2,80125—
1970#3,43518—
1969#4,72310—
1968#3,16917—
1967#4,6259—
1966#2,40725—
1965#2,93818—
1964#1,80342—
1963#1,68346—
1962#1,75742—
1961#2,15030—
1960#1,95334—
1959#1,95133—
1958#1,60644—
1957#1,53149—
1956#1,37857—
1955#1,29261—
1954#1,36754—
1953#1,21363—
1952#1,29754—
1951#1,20360—
1950#1,17162—
1949#1,08868—
1948#1,19757—
1947#1,00877—
1946#1,12157—
1945#1,10051—
1944#95366—
1943#90274—
1942#90275—
1941#83875—
1940#80877—
1939#69796—
1938#73787—
1937#70095—
1936#638106—
1935#654101—
1934#68096—
1933#597117—
1932#552139—
1931#589126—
1930#513171—
1929#501181#3,9595
1928#531172—
1927#484208—
1926#463221—
1925#450237—
1924#412282—
1923#445234—
1922#445233—
1921#410271—
1920#423249—
1919#391274—
1918#391281—
1917#368293—
1916#422220—
1915#384249—
1914#364210—
1913#395151—
1912#364160—
1911#367120—
1910#350129—
1909#352105—
1908#353104—
1907#37588—
1906#36884—
1905#339100—
1904#38573—
1903#31399—
1902#35481—
1901#36170—
1900#34992—
1899#34873—
1898#33487—
1897#36764—
1896#37358—
1895#35761—
1894#35960—
1893#36056—
1892#36553—
1891#38741—
1890#35851—
1889#32158—
1888#34946—
1887#36435—
1886#33241—
1885#32439—
1884#33135—
1883#36625—
1882#37722—
1881#34622—
1880#34222—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Isabell was already there! It came in at #342, and was given to 22 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1967, when fewer than 10 girls a year got the name.

Where Isabell is popular in 1922

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedMNIllinois: #460 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,488 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedWIMichigan: #265 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,467 girlsMINew York: #449 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 8,238 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedINOhio: #435 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,819 girlsOHPennsylvania: #283 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,532 girlsPANew Jersey: #285 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,869 girlsNJConnecticut: #240 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,566 girlsCTCalifornia: #397 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,865 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedMOKentucky: #504 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,008 girlsKYWest Virginia: #326 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,833 girlsWVVirginia: #297 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,885 girlsVAMaryland: #247 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,381 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedKSArkansas: #447 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,446 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #338 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,511 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #267 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,069 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #343 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,368 girlsLAMississippi: #324 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,259 girlsMSAlabama: #463 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,224 girlsALGeorgia: #400 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,152 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedHITexas: #844 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,826 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Isabell, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Connecticut#240 · 1 in 2,566
  2. Maryland#247 · 1 in 2,381
  3. Michigan#265 · 1 in 2,467
  4. South Carolina#267 · 1 in 2,069
  5. Pennsylvania#283 · 1 in 3,532

Best ever in a state: #100 in Wyoming, 2009.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Connecticut#24051 in 2,566
Maryland#24761 in 2,381
Michigan#265151 in 2,467
South Carolina#267121 in 2,069
Pennsylvania#283271 in 3,532
New Jersey#28581 in 3,869
Virginia#297101 in 2,885
Mississippi#324101 in 2,259
West Virginia#32671 in 2,833
North Carolina#338111 in 3,511
Louisiana#343101 in 2,368
California#39781 in 3,865
Georgia#40091 in 4,152
Ohio#43581 in 6,819
Arkansas#44761 in 3,446
New York#449121 in 8,238
Illinois#46091 in 6,488
Alabama#46361 in 5,224
Kentucky#50451 in 6,008
Texas#84461 in 9,826
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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 Isabell
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 143 spots since 2024 (#2,282 → #2,139)
  • 471 spots since 2020 (#1,668 → #2,139)
  • 852 spots since 2015 (#1,287 → #2,139)
  • Biggest jump: 177 spots in 2002 (#1,096 → #919)
  • Biggest drop: 154 spots in 2011 (#827 → #981)
Rise & fade · girls
23 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1903 at #313 (99 births)
  • Births halved by 1957, 54 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 75 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 75 yrs · run 1880–1944
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,646
  • Highest: 1 in 2,646 girls born in 1903 were named Isabell (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 18,474 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 18.9% of all girls named Isabell (2,884) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s345#321 (1889)#345
1890s604#334 (1898)#361
1900s896#313 (1903)#355
1910s2,087#350 (1910)#380
1920s2,288#410 (1921)#456
1930s1,134#513 (1930)#636
1940s677#808 (1940)#992
1950s537#1,171 (1950)#1,401
1960s273#1,683 (1963)#2,721
1970s180#2,801 (1971)#3,788
1980s183#3,585 (1988)#4,475
1990s597#1,130 (1999)#3,113
2000s2,884#723 (2006)#904
2010s1,978#827 (2010)#1,276
2020s611#1,554 (2021)#1,977

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.

Isabell in 1922

girls
#445
233 births · 1 in 5,155 girls

Top girls' names in 1922

  1. #1Mary72,177
  2. #2Dorothy37,716
  3. #3Helen32,510
  4. #4Margaret26,862
  5. #5Ruth23,633
  6. #6Betty20,895
  7. #7Virginia19,144
  8. #8Mildred16,412
  9. #9Elizabeth15,244
  10. #10Frances15,054
  11. #445Isabell233
More about 1922

girls

1,201,003 girls got a published name in 1922; 1 in 5,155 of them was named Isabell, which outranked 92.3% of the 5,789 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Isabell
  1. #441Zella235
  2. #443Edwina234
  3. #443Kate234
  4. #445Isabell233
  5. #445Beryl233
  6. #445Louella233
  7. #448Queen232
  8. #449Alvina231
  9. #449Earnestine231

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. ↑ 626Lilia#1,543 → #917
  2. ↑ 573Leatrice#1,258 → #685
  3. ↑ 412Phylis#1,409 → #997
  4. ↑ 352Darleen#1,258 → #906
  5. ↑ 295Madlyn#1,136 → #841
Fallers
  1. ↓ 518Erlene#946 → #1,464
  2. ↓ 390Exie#879 → #1,269
  3. ↓ 327Arlyne#905 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 288Toby#964 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 265Rochelle#987 → #1,252

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1922 →