Isabella
A girls’ name of Italian/Spanish origin, meaning pledged to God.
How Isabella has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #5 |
| 2016 | #5 |
| 2017 | #4 |
| 2018 | #4 |
| 2019 | #5 |
| 2020 | #7 |
| 2021 | #7 |
| 2022 | #6 |
| 2023 | #7 |
| 2024 | #7 |
| 2025 | #7 |
Isabella by the numbers
In 2025, 1,690 babies in England and Wales were named Isabella. In the US, 15,112 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 22,905 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.
Names that come from Isabella
Forms of Isabella in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean 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)
- Izabeladevoted to God; a form of Isabella26 in England and Wales (2025)
- 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)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Isabella. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Isabelledevoted to God; form of Elizabeth814 in England and Wales (2025)
- Izabelladevoted to God; variant of Isabella1,220 in the US (2017)
- Isabeladevoted to god; spanish form of Isabella328 in the US (2017)
- Isabelldevoted to God; a variant of Isabel148 in the US (2017)
- Issabelladevoted to god; variant spelling of isabella80 in the US (2017)
- Isabellahdevoted to god; a form of Isabella23 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Isabella
Names that are said the same way as Isabella, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Isobelladevoted to god; variant of isabella17 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Isabella, 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 an oath or promise
Like Isabella, each of these has an oath or promise in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Zionpromised land; the promised city374 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elizagod is my oath; short form of Elizabeth712 in England and Wales (2025)
- Isabelgod is my oath; form of Elizabeth2,016 in the US (2017)
- Elisemy god is an oath; a form of Elisabeth1,707 in the US (2017)
- Elsiepledged to God; from Elizabeth1,700 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Isabella
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