Isabelle

#166 for girls in 2025, 1,825 births · Last seen for boys in 2008 at #12,553
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
2007 · 4,106 births
Debut · girls
80 births
In top 100 · girls
8 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
107,762
since 1880

Isabelle over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201921peak #79, 2007girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1661,825
2024#1711,787
2023#1591,793
2022#1372,108
2021#1172,393
2020#1212,254
2019#1172,506
2018#1132,652
2017#923,168
2016#1023,039
2015#943,225
2014#963,080
2013#1142,762
2012#1262,507
2011#1142,669
2010#1052,899
2009#1003,307
2008#933,573#12,5535
2007#794,106
2006#844,042#10,6626
2005#963,284
2004#1073,100#7,5369
2003#1103,113
2002#1113,063
2001#1132,943
2000#1442,340
1999#1621,954
1998#1961,592
1997#2511,164
1996#370726
1995#487509
1994#546444
1993#740281
1992#830241
1991#967194
1990#1,046171
1989#1,178139
1988#1,230121
1987#1,42492
1986#1,83861
1985#2,22246
1984#1,75162
1983#2,13546
1982#2,77033
1981#2,15847
1980#2,21845
1979#2,27342
1978#2,35038
1977#2,25740
1976#1,91247
1975#1,78052
1974#1,88146
1973#1,97941
1972#1,59457
1971#1,90645
1970#1,63757
1969#1,57257
1968#1,57553
1967#1,39962
1966#1,27372
1965#1,20080
1964#1,066104
1963#1,15090
1962#1,10198
1961#1,070104
1960#1,09297
1959#1,031106
1958#1,17382
1957#989110
1956#1,10088
1955#1,01098
1954#98498
1953#899109
1952#870112
1951#810122
1950#874103
1949#835111
1948#768124
1947#685151
1946#726124
1945#640131
1944#603148
1943#594160
1942#559176
1941#557157
1940#504188
1939#541151
1938#534162
1937#489179
1936#431225
1935#408251
1934#391272
1933#342330
1932#334364
1931#322390
1930#316437
1929#293495
1928#283533
1927#275569
1926#265637
1925#248709
1924#241759
1923#244723
1922#230794
1921#221846
1920#213899
1919#210887
1918#213886
1917#190982
1916#192927
1915#178942
1914#180739
1913#186606
1912#187520
1911#191377
1910#176389
1909#181326
1908#185308
1907#187291
1906#179278
1905#191253
1904#202223
1903#197213
1902#207204
1901#207194
1900#210224
1899#205181
1898#195221
1897#184215
1896#208180
1895#190205
1894#193184
1893#177205
1892#173213
1891#205130
1890#189156
1889#191141
1888#182153
1887#193108
1886#168136
1885#182105
1884#165115
1883#17591
1882#17681
1881#16382
1880#16380
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Isabelle was already there! It came in at #163, and was given to 80 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1976–1983, when fewer than 48 girls a year got the name.

Where Isabelle is popular in 1921

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Isabelle, so not publishedAKMaine: #151 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 676 girlsMEVermont: #100 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 353 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #128 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 601 girlsNHWashington: #184 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,171 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Isabelle, so not publishedIDMontana: #159 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 829 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #139 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 609 girlsNDMinnesota: #167 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,082 girlsMNIllinois: #177 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 1,054 girlsILWisconsin: #118 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 578 girlsWIMichigan: #148 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 819 girlsMINew York: #179 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 1,160 girlsNYMassachusetts: #156 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,056 girlsMARhode Island: #86 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 338 girlsRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Isabelle, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Isabelle, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Isabelle, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #202 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,136 girlsSDIowa: #297 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,854 girlsIAIndiana: #221 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,841 girlsINOhio: #162 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,074 girlsOHPennsylvania: #150 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 1,015 girlsPANew Jersey: #189 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,383 girlsNJConnecticut: #162 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 987 girlsCTCalifornia: #215 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,385 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Isabelle, so not publishedUTColorado: #193 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,038 girlsCONebraska: #184 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 929 girlsNEMissouri: #301 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,305 girlsMOKentucky: #407 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,946 girlsKYWest Virginia: #215 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,271 girlsWVVirginia: #200 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,292 girlsVAMaryland: #149 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 891 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Isabelle, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Isabelle, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #194 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 714 girlsNMKansas: #205 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,254 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Isabelle, so not publishedARTennessee: #383 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,554 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #275 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,291 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #196 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,215 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Isabelle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #510 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,262 girlsOKLouisiana: #273 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,563 girlsLAMississippi: #376 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,074 girlsMSAlabama: #480 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,119 girlsALGeorgia: #420 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,567 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Isabelle, so not publishedHITexas: #573 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,906 girlsTXFlorida: #271 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,618 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#86 · 1 in 338
  2. Vermont#100 · 1 in 353
  3. Wisconsin#118 · 1 in 578
  4. New Hampshire#128 · 1 in 601
  5. North Dakota#139 · 1 in 609

Best ever in a state: #19 in Minnesota, 2006.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#86171 in 338
Vermont#10081 in 353
Wisconsin#118451 in 578
New Hampshire#12861 in 601
North Dakota#139121 in 609
Michigan#148481 in 819
Maryland#149171 in 891
Pennsylvania#150991 in 1,015
Maine#151101 in 676
Massachusetts#156351 in 1,056
Montana#15961 in 829
Connecticut#162141 in 987
Ohio#162531 in 1,074
Minnesota#167221 in 1,082
Illinois#177581 in 1,054
New York#179871 in 1,160
Nebraska#184141 in 929
Washington#18491 in 1,171
New Jersey#189231 in 1,383
Colorado#19391 in 1,038
New Mexico#19461 in 714
South Carolina#196201 in 1,215
Virginia#200231 in 1,292
South Dakota#20261 in 1,136
Kansas#205141 in 1,254
California#215221 in 1,385
West Virginia#215161 in 1,271
Indiana#221151 in 1,841
Florida#27171 in 1,618
Louisiana#273151 in 1,563
North Carolina#275171 in 2,291
Iowa#29781 in 2,854
Missouri#301141 in 2,305
Mississippi#37671 in 3,074
Tennessee#38381 in 3,554
Kentucky#40781 in 3,946
Georgia#42081 in 4,567
Alabama#48061 in 5,119
Oklahoma#51051 in 5,262
Texas#573121 in 4,906
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Isabelle
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 5 spots since 2024 (#171#166)
  • 45 spots since 2020 (#121#166)
  • 72 spots since 2015 (#94#166)
  • Biggest jump: 194 spots in 1994 (#740#546)
  • Biggest drop: 184 spots in 1958 (#989#1,173)
Rise & fade · girls
127 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2007 at #79 (4,106 births)
  • Births halved by 2023, 16 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 8 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 8 yrs · run 2005–2009
  • Top 1,000: 111 yrs · run 1880–1954
Share of babies · girls
1 in 468
  • Highest: 1 in 468 girls born in 2007 were named Isabelle (0.21%)
  • Latest: 1 in 881 girls born in 2025 (0.11%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 30.5% of all girls named Isabelle (32,871) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #163 (1881) → #2,770 (1982) → #79 (2007)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,092#163 (1881)#176
1890s1,890#173 (1892)#192
1900s2,514#179 (1906)#195
1910s7,255#176 (1910)#190
1920s6,964#213 (1920)#251
1930s2,761#316 (1930)#411
1940s1,470#504 (1940)#647
1950s1,028#810 (1951)#974
1960s817#1,066 (1964)#1,250
1970s465#1,594 (1972)#1,957
1980s692#1,178 (1989)#1,892
1990s7,276#162 (1999)#560
2000s32,871#79 (2007)#104
2010s28,507#92 (2017)#107
2020s12,160#117 (2021)#145

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Isabelle in 1921

girls
#221
846 births · 1 in 1,458 girls

Top girls' names in 1921

  1. #1Mary73,984
  2. #2Dorothy39,087
  3. #3Helen34,822
  4. #4Margaret28,468
  5. #5Ruth25,783
  6. #6Virginia19,032
  7. #7Mildred17,880
  8. #8Betty17,638
  9. #9Frances15,993
  10. #10Elizabeth15,800
  11. #221Isabelle846
More about 1921

girls

1,233,058 girls got a published name in 1921; 1 in 1,458 of them was named Isabelle, which outranked 96.2% of the 5,871 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Isabelle
  1. #218Annette865
  2. #219Jewell857
  3. #220Effie848
  4. #221Isabelle846
  5. #221Susan846
  6. #223Imogene839
  7. #224Addie836
  8. #225Ora835

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1920
Risers
  1. 4,238Elwanda#4,975#737
  2. 458Noreen#1,255#797
  3. 440Venice#1,375#935
  4. 343Isobel#1,312#969
  5. 306Aida#1,119#813
Fallers
  1. 612Lilia#931#1,543
  2. 345Denise#931#1,276
  3. 330Aleen#968#1,298
  4. 269Virgil#968#1,237
  5. 265Aldona#903#1,168

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1921