Isabella
Latinate form of Isabel, which arose in Spain and Provence as an altered version of Elizabeth, from the Hebrew Elisheva, my God is an oath.
Isabella in 2025
Isabella was given to 10,666 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 15th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 311 babies born.
The history of Isabella
Isabella has been the single most popular name in the country 2 times, and reached its highest point in 2010, when 22,966 babies were given the name.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 417,454 babies have been named Isabella. Half of them were born before 2011, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Isabella by decade
| Decade | Babies named Isabella | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 603 | 399 |
| 1890s | 903 | 387 |
| 1900s | 1,038 | 455 |
| 1910s | 2,046 | 494 |
| 1920s | 2,095 | 791 |
| 1930s | 1,079 | 1,020 |
| 1940s | 774 | 1,301 |
| 1950s | 590 | 1,962 |
| 1960s | 429 | 2,482 |
| 1970s | 296 | 3,172 |
| 1980s | 567 | 1,967 |
| 1990s | 18,774 | 142 |
| 2000s | 149,772 | 1 |
| 2010s | 170,795 | 1 |
| 2020s | 67,693 | 11 |
Where Isabella is heading
Isabella has fallen 32% over the past decade, from 15,688 babies in 2015 to 10,666 in 2025.
Names like Isabella
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Isabella.