Isabell
A variant spelling of Isabel, the Spanish and Occitan development of Elizabeth. The Hebrew Elisheva means my God is an oath.
Isabell in 2025
Isabell was given to 87 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,895th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 38,107 babies born.
The history of Isabell
Isabell reached its highest point in 2006, when 388 babies were given the name, ranking 1,325th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 480th, in 1903.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 15,279 babies have been named Isabell. Half of them were born before 1943, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Isabell by decade
| Decade | Babies named Isabell | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 345 | 541 |
| 1890s | 604 | 514 |
| 1900s | 896 | 480 |
| 1910s | 2,087 | 549 |
| 1920s | 2,293 | 757 |
| 1930s | 1,134 | 949 |
| 1940s | 677 | 1,462 |
| 1950s | 537 | 1,984 |
| 1960s | 273 | 2,723 |
| 1970s | 180 | 4,386 |
| 1980s | 183 | 5,696 |
| 1990s | 597 | 1,982 |
| 2000s | 2,884 | 1,325 |
| 2010s | 1,978 | 1,533 |
| 2020s | 611 | 2,877 |
Where Isabell is heading
Isabell has fallen 53% over the past decade, from 187 babies in 2015 to 87 in 2025.
Names like Isabell
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Isabell.