Isabel
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god is my oath; form of Elizabeth.
Babies a year
2,016
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#177
down from #167
UK popularity
#184
271 babies · down from #169
How Isabel has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #149 |
| 2016 | #145 |
| 2017 | #145 |
| 2018 | #139 |
| 2019 | #134 |
| 2020 | #157 |
| 2021 | #146 |
| 2022 | #156 |
| 2023 | #164 |
| 2024 | #167 |
| 2025 | #177 |
In 2025, 271 babies in England and Wales were named Isabel. In the US, 2,016 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 4,008 in 2006.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Isabel was most common in 2005, when it went to 0.18% of American babies of that sex.
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