Isabella
#7 for girls in 2025, 10,666 births · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #8,987
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2010 · 22,936 births
- Debut · girls
- 50 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 28 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 417,001since 1880
Isabella 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 | #7 | 10,666 | — | |
| 2024 | #7 | 10,810 | #8,987 | 8 |
| 2023 | #7 | 10,871 | #8,921 | 8 |
| 2022 | #6 | 11,761 | #6,479 | 13 |
| 2021 | #7 | 11,309 | #8,166 | 9 |
| 2020 | #7 | 12,226 | #6,620 | 12 |
| 2019 | #5 | 13,407 | #5,555 | 16 |
| 2018 | #4 | 14,575 | #5,770 | 15 |
| 2017 | #4 | 15,263 | #6,685 | 12 |
| 2016 | #5 | 14,863 | #6,726 | 12 |
| 2015 | #5 | 15,667 | #4,545 | 21 |
| 2014 | #4 | 17,136 | #4,392 | 22 |
| 2013 | #4 | 17,689 | #4,981 | 18 |
| 2012 | #3 | 19,138 | #5,035 | 18 |
| 2011 | #2 | 19,931 | #3,885 | 26 |
| 2010 | #1 | 22,936 | #3,531 | 30 |
| 2009 | #1 | 22,321 | #3,831 | 27 |
| 2008 | #2 | 18,629 | #3,823 | 27 |
| 2007 | #2 | 19,143 | #4,493 | 21 |
| 2006 | #4 | 18,231 | #4,865 | 18 |
| 2005 | #6 | 15,197 | #5,034 | 16 |
| 2004 | #7 | 15,021 | #2,316 | 49 |
| 2003 | #12 | 13,781 | #4,426 | 18 |
| 2002 | #14 | 12,171 | #6,088 | 11 |
| 2001 | #28 | 8,835 | #9,243 | 6 |
| 2000 | #45 | 6,242 | #7,416 | 8 |
| 1999 | #60 | 5,060 | #7,874 | 7 |
| 1998 | #84 | 3,851 | — | |
| 1997 | #114 | 2,862 | #9,265 | 5 |
| 1996 | #151 | 2,112 | — | |
| 1995 | #174 | 1,739 | — | |
| 1994 | #222 | 1,277 | — | |
| 1993 | #318 | 831 | — | |
| 1992 | #487 | 508 | — | |
| 1991 | #699 | 305 | — | |
| 1990 | #890 | 217 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,168 | 140 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,600 | 81 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,630 | 75 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,866 | 60 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,657 | 36 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,574 | 36 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,783 | 31 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,704 | 34 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,488 | 38 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,603 | 36 | — | |
| 1979 | #3,541 | 22 | — | |
| 1978 | #3,009 | 26 | — | |
| 1977 | #3,267 | 23 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,188 | 22 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,516 | 31 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,616 | 28 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,349 | 32 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,356 | 31 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,001 | 42 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,081 | 39 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,350 | 30 | — | |
| 1968 | #2,630 | 23 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,751 | 43 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,669 | 45 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,829 | 39 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,708 | 46 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,598 | 50 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,651 | 47 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,553 | 53 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,523 | 53 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,567 | 48 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,469 | 53 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,316 | 65 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,298 | 64 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,292 | 61 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,377 | 53 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,213 | 63 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,195 | 63 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,160 | 65 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,241 | 55 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,088 | 68 | — | |
| 1948 | #993 | 77 | — | |
| 1947 | #975 | 82 | — | |
| 1946 | #970 | 74 | — | |
| 1945 | #968 | 64 | — | |
| 1944 | #881 | 75 | — | |
| 1943 | #816 | 90 | — | |
| 1942 | #921 | 72 | — | |
| 1941 | #719 | 96 | — | |
| 1940 | #817 | 76 | — | |
| 1939 | #735 | 86 | — | |
| 1938 | #687 | 100 | — | |
| 1937 | #664 | 105 | — | |
| 1936 | #748 | 80 | — | |
| 1935 | #693 | 93 | — | |
| 1934 | #703 | 90 | — | |
| 1933 | #603 | 116 | — | |
| 1932 | #580 | 128 | — | |
| 1931 | #554 | 139 | — | |
| 1930 | #571 | 142 | — | |
| 1929 | #548 | 155 | — | |
| 1928 | #519 | 178 | — | |
| 1927 | #522 | 182 | — | |
| 1926 | #510 | 187 | — | |
| 1925 | #489 | 205 | — | |
| 1924 | #457 | 231 | — | |
| 1923 | #454 | 228 | — | |
| 1922 | #427 | 241 | — | |
| 1921 | #449 | 236 | — | |
| 1920 | #418 | 252 | — | |
| 1919 | #391 | 274 | — | |
| 1918 | #411 | 254 | — | |
| 1917 | #410 | 237 | — | |
| 1916 | #401 | 246 | — | |
| 1915 | #387 | 242 | — | |
| 1914 | #389 | 187 | — | |
| 1913 | #374 | 165 | — | |
| 1912 | #361 | 161 | — | |
| 1911 | #353 | 129 | — | |
| 1910 | #311 | 151 | — | |
| 1909 | #375 | 97 | — | |
| 1908 | #336 | 112 | — | |
| 1907 | #310 | 126 | — | |
| 1906 | #317 | 110 | — | |
| 1905 | #329 | 105 | — | |
| 1904 | #348 | 88 | — | |
| 1903 | #317 | 96 | — | |
| 1902 | #346 | 84 | — | |
| 1901 | #315 | 92 | — | |
| 1900 | #290 | 128 | — | |
| 1899 | #304 | 94 | — | |
| 1898 | #336 | 86 | — | |
| 1897 | #312 | 86 | — | |
| 1896 | #310 | 88 | — | |
| 1895 | #305 | 90 | — | |
| 1894 | #288 | 92 | — | |
| 1893 | #251 | 109 | — | |
| 1892 | #285 | 88 | — | |
| 1891 | #277 | 79 | — | |
| 1890 | #262 | 91 | — | |
| 1889 | #262 | 80 | — | |
| 1888 | #296 | 63 | — | |
| 1887 | #278 | 58 | — | |
| 1886 | #228 | 80 | — | |
| 1885 | #290 | 48 | — | |
| 1884 | #216 | 76 | — | |
| 1883 | #244 | 54 | — | |
| 1882 | #262 | 44 | — | |
| 1881 | #216 | 50 | — | |
| 1880 | #215 | 50 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Isabella was already there! It came in at #215, and was given to 50 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1972–1979, when fewer than 33 girls a year got the name.
Where Isabella is popular in 2011
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- West Virginia#1 · 1 in 41
- Florida#1 · 1 in 51
- Georgia#1 · 1 in 90
- Nevada#2 · 1 in 52
- Connecticut#2 · 1 in 52
Best ever in a state: #1 in New Mexico, 2004.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | #1 | 1,570 | 1 in 51 |
| Georgia | #1 | 531 | 1 in 90 |
| West Virginia | #1 | 160 | 1 in 41 |
| Arizona | #2 | 513 | 1 in 59 |
| Arkansas | #2 | 157 | 1 in 73 |
| California | #2 | 3,065 | 1 in 68 |
| Connecticut | #2 | 232 | 1 in 52 |
| Kentucky | #2 | 308 | 1 in 60 |
| Nevada | #2 | 203 | 1 in 52 |
| New Jersey | #2 | 637 | 1 in 58 |
| New Mexico | #2 | 127 | 1 in 58 |
| New York | #2 | 1,418 | 1 in 65 |
| Tennessee | #2 | 396 | 1 in 75 |
| Texas | #2 | 2,071 | 1 in 75 |
| Alaska | #3 | 50 | 1 in 50 |
| Illinois | #3 | 816 | 1 in 73 |
| Louisiana | #3 | 258 | 1 in 76 |
| Maine | #3 | 83 | 1 in 44 |
| Maryland | #3 | 296 | 1 in 81 |
| Massachusetts | #3 | 439 | 1 in 58 |
| Oklahoma | #3 | 207 | 1 in 79 |
| Rhode Island | #3 | 69 | 1 in 42 |
| South Carolina | #3 | 235 | 1 in 74 |
| Colorado | #4 | 276 | 1 in 81 |
| Hawaii | #4 | 54 | 1 in 62 |
| Kansas | #4 | 165 | 1 in 77 |
| Michigan | #4 | 540 | 1 in 77 |
| North Carolina | #4 | 491 | 1 in 90 |
| Virginia | #4 | 449 | 1 in 80 |
| Alabama | #5 | 223 | 1 in 84 |
| Indiana | #5 | 379 | 1 in 80 |
| Minnesota | #5 | 256 | 1 in 93 |
| Missouri | #5 | 325 | 1 in 83 |
| New Hampshire | #5 | 69 | 1 in 57 |
| Ohio | #5 | 653 | 1 in 79 |
| Oregon | #5 | 165 | 1 in 90 |
| Pennsylvania | #5 | 689 | 1 in 77 |
| Vermont | #5 | 28 | 1 in 46 |
| Washington | #5 | 331 | 1 in 91 |
| Wisconsin | #5 | 268 | 1 in 87 |
| Wyoming | #5 | 23 | 1 in 50 |
| Mississippi | #6 | 114 | 1 in 98 |
| Nebraska | #6 | 98 | 1 in 79 |
| North Dakota | #6 | 43 | 1 in 63 |
| South Dakota | #6 | 42 | 1 in 72 |
| Iowa | #7 | 119 | 1 in 105 |
| Delaware | #9 | 40 | 1 in 69 |
| District of Columbia | #9 | 31 | 1 in 95 |
| Montana | #10 | 34 | 1 in 83 |
| Utah | #12 | 133 | 1 in 135 |
| Idaho | #13 | 52 | 1 in 118 |
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 Isabella
- Held #7 since 2020
- 2 spots since 2015 (#5 → #7)
- Biggest jump: 278 spots in 1990 (#1,168 → #890)
- Biggest drop: 202 spots in 1942 (#719 → #921)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2010 at #1 (22,936 births)
- Births halved by 2021, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: 22 yrs · run 2004–2025
- Top 100: 28 yrs · run 1998–2025
- Top 1,000: 105 yrs · run 1880–1948
- Highest: 1 in 78 girls born in 2010 were named Isabella (1.3%)
- Latest: 1 in 151 girls born in 2025 (0.66%)
- 40.9% of all girls named Isabella (170,605) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #215 (1880) → #3,541 (1979) → #1 (2010)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 603 | #215 (1880) | #251 |
| 1890s | 903 | #251 (1893) | #293 |
| 1900s | 1,038 | #290 (1900) | #328 |
| 1910s | 2,046 | #311 (1910) | #379 |
| 1920s | 2,095 | #418 (1920) | #479 |
| 1930s | 1,079 | #554 (1931) | #654 |
| 1940s | 774 | #719 (1941) | #915 |
| 1950s | 590 | #1,160 (1951) | #1,313 |
| 1960s | 429 | #1,523 (1960) | #1,826 |
| 1970s | 296 | #2,001 (1971) | #2,692 |
| 1980s | 567 | #1,168 (1989) | #2,207 |
| 1990s | 18,762 | #60 (1999) | #320 |
| 2000s | 149,571 | #1 (2009) | #12 |
| 2010s | 170,605 | #1 (2010) | #4 |
| 2020s | 67,643 | #6 (2022) | #7 |
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.
Isabella in 2011
Top girls' names in 2011
Top boys' names in 2011
More about 2011
girls
1,759,066 girls got a published name in 2011; 1 in 88 of them was named Isabella, which outranked 100.0% of the 19,590 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,899,252 boys got a published name in 2011; 1 in 73,048 of them was named Isabella, which outranked 72.9% of the 14,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,792Weldon27
- #3,792Yoseph27
- #3,792Zalen27
- #3,885Isabella26
- #3,885Abdurahman26
- #3,885Abrahim26
- #3,885Adem26
- #3,994Abdelrahman25
- #3,994Abdulahi25
- #3,994Abrahan25
Tied with 108 names at #3,885; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.