How Many People Are Named Isabella?
people named Isabella are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 841 people in the US has this name
Based on 417,454 babies named Isabella in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
β Uncommon
Peak Year
22,966 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Latinate form of ISABEL. This name was borne by many medieval royals, including queen consorts of England, France, Portugal, the Holy Roman Empire and Hungary, as well as the powerful ruling queen Isabella of Castile (properly called Isabel).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Isabella (99.9%) were girls.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Isabella alive today is about 14 years old, and 98% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 19 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Isabella first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2010, to 22,966 babies. In 2025, 10,666 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Isabella was the #1 girls' name in the US in 2009 to 2010. It was in the top 10 for 22 years, 2004 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #7.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7 |
| Best rank | #1 (2009 to 2010) |
| Years at #1 | 2 |
| Years in the top 10 | 22 |
| Years in the top 100 | 28 (1998 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4 in the 2010s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Isabella alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Isabella were born in California than in any other state: about 62,805 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Isabella was given 2 times as often in Rhode Island, 1.5 times in Connecticut and 1.5 times in Delaware.
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