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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201926peak #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 1926

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Isabelle, so not publishedAKMaine: #108 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 433 girlsMEVermont: #121 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 500 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #131 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 656 girlsNHWashington: #183 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,193 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Isabelle, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Isabelle, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #136 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 571 girlsNDMinnesota: #209 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,668 girlsMNIllinois: #243 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,053 girlsILWisconsin: #171 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,249 girlsWIMichigan: #179 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,241 girlsMINew York: #180 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 1,202 girlsNYMassachusetts: #155 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,052 girlsMARhode Island: #152 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 907 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: #196 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,179 girlsSDIowa: #248 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,987 girlsIAIndiana: #220 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,866 girlsINOhio: #222 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,752 girlsOHPennsylvania: #164 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 1,102 girlsPANew Jersey: #158 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 983 girlsNJConnecticut: #162 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,014 girlsCTCalifornia: #251 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,807 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Isabelle, so not publishedUTColorado: #227 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,383 girlsCONebraska: #225 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,414 girlsNEMissouri: #287 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,327 girlsMOKentucky: #472 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,701 girlsKYWest Virginia: #291 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,218 girlsWVVirginia: #195 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,240 girlsVAMaryland: #150 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 903 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Isabelle, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Isabelle, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Isabelle, so not publishedNMKansas: #267 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,912 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Isabelle, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Isabelle, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #283 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,400 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #269 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,194 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Isabelle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Isabelle, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #263 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,401 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Isabelle, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Isabelle, so not publishedALGeorgia: #448 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,286 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Isabelle, so not publishedHITexas: #776 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,542 girlsTXFlorida: #282 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,860 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maine#108 · 1 in 433
  2. Vermont#121 · 1 in 500
  3. New Hampshire#131 · 1 in 656
  4. North Dakota#136 · 1 in 571
  5. Maryland#150 · 1 in 903

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#108151 in 433
Vermont#12151 in 500
New Hampshire#13151 in 656
North Dakota#136111 in 571
Maryland#150151 in 903
Rhode Island#15261 in 907
Massachusetts#155331 in 1,052
New Jersey#158311 in 983
Connecticut#162121 in 1,014
Pennsylvania#164831 in 1,102
Wisconsin#171191 in 1,249
Michigan#179331 in 1,241
New York#180821 in 1,202
Washington#18381 in 1,193
Virginia#195211 in 1,240
South Dakota#19651 in 1,179
Minnesota#209131 in 1,668
Indiana#220141 in 1,866
Ohio#222311 in 1,752
Nebraska#22581 in 1,414
Colorado#22761 in 1,383
Illinois#243291 in 2,053
Iowa#248101 in 1,987
California#251201 in 1,807
Louisiana#263171 in 1,401
Kansas#26781 in 1,912
South Carolina#269101 in 2,194
Florida#28291 in 1,860
North Carolina#283161 in 2,400
Missouri#287131 in 2,327
West Virginia#29191 in 2,218
Georgia#44861 in 5,286
Kentucky#47251 in 5,701
Texas#77671 in 8,542
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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 1926

girls
#265
637 births · 1 in 1,861 girls

Top girls' names in 1926

  1. #1Mary67,832
  2. #2Dorothy36,618
  3. #3Betty32,964
  4. #4Helen26,886
  5. #5Margaret23,072
  6. #6Ruth20,225
  7. #7Doris16,295
  8. #8Virginia16,161
  9. #9Mildred13,547
  10. #10Frances13,355
  11. #265Isabelle637
More about 1926

girls

1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 1,861 of them was named Isabelle, which outranked 95.3% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Isabelle
  1. #262Effie644
  2. #262Leola644
  3. #264Luella639
  4. #265Isabelle637
  5. #266Annabelle629
  6. #267Joann622
  7. #268Ola616
Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
  2. ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
  3. ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
  4. ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
  5. ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Fallers
  1. ↓ 597Albertine#944 → #1,541
  2. ↓ 462Cleora#895 → #1,357
  3. ↓ 461Lorrayne#988 → #1,449
  4. ↓ 453Hermina#996 → #1,449
  5. ↓ 307Ethelene#913 → #1,220

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

See the top 100 for 1926 →