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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2007 · 4,106 births
- Debut · girls
- 80 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 8 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 107,762since 1880
Isabelle over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #166 | 1,825 | — | |
| 2024 | #171 | 1,787 | — | |
| 2023 | #159 | 1,793 | — | |
| 2022 | #137 | 2,108 | — | |
| 2021 | #117 | 2,393 | — | |
| 2020 | #121 | 2,254 | — | |
| 2019 | #117 | 2,506 | — | |
| 2018 | #113 | 2,652 | — | |
| 2017 | #92 | 3,168 | — | |
| 2016 | #102 | 3,039 | — | |
| 2015 | #94 | 3,225 | — | |
| 2014 | #96 | 3,080 | — | |
| 2013 | #114 | 2,762 | — | |
| 2012 | #126 | 2,507 | — | |
| 2011 | #114 | 2,669 | — | |
| 2010 | #105 | 2,899 | — | |
| 2009 | #100 | 3,307 | — | |
| 2008 | #93 | 3,573 | #12,553 | 5 |
| 2007 | #79 | 4,106 | — | |
| 2006 | #84 | 4,042 | #10,662 | 6 |
| 2005 | #96 | 3,284 | — | |
| 2004 | #107 | 3,100 | #7,536 | 9 |
| 2003 | #110 | 3,113 | — | |
| 2002 | #111 | 3,063 | — | |
| 2001 | #113 | 2,943 | — | |
| 2000 | #144 | 2,340 | — | |
| 1999 | #162 | 1,954 | — | |
| 1998 | #196 | 1,592 | — | |
| 1997 | #251 | 1,164 | — | |
| 1996 | #370 | 726 | — | |
| 1995 | #487 | 509 | — | |
| 1994 | #546 | 444 | — | |
| 1993 | #740 | 281 | — | |
| 1992 | #830 | 241 | — | |
| 1991 | #967 | 194 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,046 | 171 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,178 | 139 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,230 | 121 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,424 | 92 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,838 | 61 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,222 | 46 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,751 | 62 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,135 | 46 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,770 | 33 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,158 | 47 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,218 | 45 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,273 | 42 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,350 | 38 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,257 | 40 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,912 | 47 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,780 | 52 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,881 | 46 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,979 | 41 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,594 | 57 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,906 | 45 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,637 | 57 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,572 | 57 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,575 | 53 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,399 | 62 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,273 | 72 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,200 | 80 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,066 | 104 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,150 | 90 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,101 | 98 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,070 | 104 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,092 | 97 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,031 | 106 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,173 | 82 | — | |
| 1957 | #989 | 110 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,100 | 88 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,010 | 98 | — | |
| 1954 | #984 | 98 | — | |
| 1953 | #899 | 109 | — | |
| 1952 | #870 | 112 | — | |
| 1951 | #810 | 122 | — | |
| 1950 | #874 | 103 | — | |
| 1949 | #835 | 111 | — | |
| 1948 | #768 | 124 | — | |
| 1947 | #685 | 151 | — | |
| 1946 | #726 | 124 | — | |
| 1945 | #640 | 131 | — | |
| 1944 | #603 | 148 | — | |
| 1943 | #594 | 160 | — | |
| 1942 | #559 | 176 | — | |
| 1941 | #557 | 157 | — | |
| 1940 | #504 | 188 | — | |
| 1939 | #541 | 151 | — | |
| 1938 | #534 | 162 | — | |
| 1937 | #489 | 179 | — | |
| 1936 | #431 | 225 | — | |
| 1935 | #408 | 251 | — | |
| 1934 | #391 | 272 | — | |
| 1933 | #342 | 330 | — | |
| 1932 | #334 | 364 | — | |
| 1931 | #322 | 390 | — | |
| 1930 | #316 | 437 | — | |
| 1929 | #293 | 495 | — | |
| 1928 | #283 | 533 | — | |
| 1927 | #275 | 569 | — | |
| 1926 | #265 | 637 | — | |
| 1925 | #248 | 709 | — | |
| 1924 | #241 | 759 | — | |
| 1923 | #244 | 723 | — | |
| 1922 | #230 | 794 | — | |
| 1921 | #221 | 846 | — | |
| 1920 | #213 | 899 | — | |
| 1919 | #210 | 887 | — | |
| 1918 | #213 | 886 | — | |
| 1917 | #190 | 982 | — | |
| 1916 | #192 | 927 | — | |
| 1915 | #178 | 942 | — | |
| 1914 | #180 | 739 | — | |
| 1913 | #186 | 606 | — | |
| 1912 | #187 | 520 | — | |
| 1911 | #191 | 377 | — | |
| 1910 | #176 | 389 | — | |
| 1909 | #181 | 326 | — | |
| 1908 | #185 | 308 | — | |
| 1907 | #187 | 291 | — | |
| 1906 | #179 | 278 | — | |
| 1905 | #191 | 253 | — | |
| 1904 | #202 | 223 | — | |
| 1903 | #197 | 213 | — | |
| 1902 | #207 | 204 | — | |
| 1901 | #207 | 194 | — | |
| 1900 | #210 | 224 | — | |
| 1899 | #205 | 181 | — | |
| 1898 | #195 | 221 | — | |
| 1897 | #184 | 215 | — | |
| 1896 | #208 | 180 | — | |
| 1895 | #190 | 205 | — | |
| 1894 | #193 | 184 | — | |
| 1893 | #177 | 205 | — | |
| 1892 | #173 | 213 | — | |
| 1891 | #205 | 130 | — | |
| 1890 | #189 | 156 | — | |
| 1889 | #191 | 141 | — | |
| 1888 | #182 | 153 | — | |
| 1887 | #193 | 108 | — | |
| 1886 | #168 | 136 | — | |
| 1885 | #182 | 105 | — | |
| 1884 | #165 | 115 | — | |
| 1883 | #175 | 91 | — | |
| 1882 | #176 | 81 | — | |
| 1881 | #163 | 82 | — | |
| 1880 | #163 | 80 | — | |
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 1942
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New York#284 · 1 in 2,826
- Massachusetts#300 · 1 in 4,208
- New Jersey#351 · 1 in 4,461
- Pennsylvania#360 · 1 in 4,740
- West Virginia#371 · 1 in 4,112
Best ever in a state: #19 in Minnesota, 2006.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #284 | 40 | 1 in 2,826 |
| Massachusetts | #300 | 9 | 1 in 4,208 |
| New Jersey | #351 | 8 | 1 in 4,461 |
| Pennsylvania | #360 | 19 | 1 in 4,740 |
| West Virginia | #371 | 5 | 1 in 4,112 |
| Louisiana | #386 | 8 | 1 in 3,283 |
| South Carolina | #413 | 5 | 1 in 4,760 |
| Virginia | #444 | 5 | 1 in 5,840 |
| Alabama | #497 | 5 | 1 in 6,616 |
| North Carolina | #536 | 5 | 1 in 8,383 |
| California | #625 | 8 | 1 in 8,628 |
| Illinois | #643 | 6 | 1 in 11,751 |
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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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,092 | #163 (1881) | #176 |
| 1890s | 1,890 | #173 (1892) | #192 |
| 1900s | 2,514 | #179 (1906) | #195 |
| 1910s | 7,255 | #176 (1910) | #190 |
| 1920s | 6,964 | #213 (1920) | #251 |
| 1930s | 2,761 | #316 (1930) | #411 |
| 1940s | 1,470 | #504 (1940) | #647 |
| 1950s | 1,028 | #810 (1951) | #974 |
| 1960s | 817 | #1,066 (1964) | #1,250 |
| 1970s | 465 | #1,594 (1972) | #1,957 |
| 1980s | 692 | #1,178 (1989) | #1,892 |
| 1990s | 7,276 | #162 (1999) | #560 |
| 2000s | 32,871 | #79 (2007) | #104 |
| 2010s | 28,507 | #92 (2017) | #107 |
| 2020s | 12,160 | #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 1942
girls
#559
176 births · 1 in 7,675 girls
Top girls' names in 1942
More about 1942
girls
1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 7,675 of them was named Isabelle, which outranked 89.6% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Isabelle
Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.