How Many People Are Named Isobel?
people named Isobel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 129,758 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,802 babies named Isobel in Social Security records from 1894 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
129 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Scottish form of ISABEL.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Isobel in the records were girls.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Isobel alive today is about 17 years old, and 90% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 22 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Isobel first appears in the records in 1894 and was given most often in 2016, to 129 babies. In 2025, 79 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1894 to 2025
π Rank History
Isobel has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #817, in 1916. In 2025 it ranked #2,307.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,307 |
| Best rank | #817 (1916) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,028 in the 2010s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Isobel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Isobel were born in California than in any other state: about 287 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Isobel was given 3.3 times as often in Pennsylvania, 3.2 times in New York and 2 times in California.
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