Isabela

A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning devoted to god; spanish form of Isabella.

Babies a year
328
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#664
down from #644
UK popularity
#1197
27 babies

How Isabela has moved

US popularity rank, 2015–2025. Lower is more popular.
#515#712#909201520202025#664

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YearUS rank
2015#768
2016#813
2017#811
2018#822
2019#776
2020#833
2021#840
2022#584
2023#655
2024#644
2025#664

Isabela by the numbers

In 2025, 27 babies in England and Wales were named Isabela. In the US, 328 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.

Its American peak was 694 babies in 2004, making it a 2000s name.

Other names that come from Isabella

Like Isabela, each of these traces back to Isabella: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Bellabeautiful; a diminutive of Isabella4,616 in the US (2017)
  • Izzabelladevoted to god; a spelling variant of Isabella123 in the US (2017)
  • Izzygod is my oath; diminutive of Isabella23 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ysabelladevoted to god; a spelling variant of Isabella66 in the US (2017)
  • Yzabellaspelling variant of Isabella; God is my oath23 in the US (2017)
  • Esabelladevoted to God; variant of Isabella20 in the US (2017)
  • Zabellagod is my oath; form of Isabella15 in the US (2017)
  • Bella-Raebeautiful; fair; form of Isabella with Rae10 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Isabela. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
  • Isabelgod is my oath; form of Elizabeth2,016 in the US (2017)
  • Isabelldevoted to God; a variant of Isabel148 in the US (2017)
  • Izabeladevoted to God; a form of Isabella26 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Isabeledevoted to God; modern spelling of Isabelle5 in the US (2017)
  • Isabelledevoted to God; form of Elizabeth814 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Isabela

Names that are said the same way as Isabela, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Issabelladevoted to god; variant spelling of isabella80 in the US (2017)
  • Isabellahdevoted to god; a form of Isabella23 in the US (2017)
  • Isobelladevoted to god; variant of isabella17 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean God

Like Isabela, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
  • Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
  • Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
  • SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
  • Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
  • GabriellaGod is my strength; form of Gabriel3,862 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean holiness

Like Isabela, each of these has holiness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Arianavery holy; form of Ariadne3,870 in the US (2017)
  • Ariannamost holy; form of Ariadne3,264 in the US (2017)
  • Sydneywide meadow or saint Denis2,047 in the US (2017)
  • Trinitythe holy trinity or three in one1,864 in the US (2017)
  • Izabelladevoted to God; variant of Isabella1,220 in the US (2017)
  • Palmerpalm bearer; pilgrim to Holy Land424 in the US (2017)

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