Isabela is an established variant of Isabella that peaked in 2004 and remains in steady use.
Isabela is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #664 for girl births in the United States (and #1,312 across all names), given to 426 babies — 440 including U.S. territories. Isabela first appears in 1982 and peaked in 2004 (695 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 426 | 440 | #664 |
| 2024 | 456 | 465 | #644 |
| 2023 | 446 | 453 | #660 |
| 2022 | 510 | 522 | #589 |
| 2021 | 330 | 330 | #836 |
| 2020 | 328 | 336 | #835 |
| 2019 | 357 | 357 | #776 |
| 2018 | 332 | 340 | #817 |
| 2017 | 336 | 346 | #812 |
| 2016 | 351 | 359 | #814 |
| 2015 | 370 | 384 | #764 |
| 2014 | 389 | 406 | #721 |
| 2013 | 427 | 433 | #670 |
| 2012 | 462 | 471 | #620 |
| 2011 | 426 | 435 | #665 |
| 2010 | 511 | 519 | #571 |
| 2009 | 623 | 630 | #493 |
| 2008 | 575 | 575 | #535 |
| 2007 | 634 | 634 | #504 |
| 2006 | 676 | 682 | #468 |
| 2005 | 539 | 547 | #534 |
| 2004 | 695 | 700 | #442 |
| 2003 | 610 | 610 | #483 |
| 2002 | 403 | 403 | #633 |
| 2001 | 322 | 322 | #742 |
| 2000 | 259 | 259 | #850 |
| 1999 | 223 | 223 | #940 |
| 1998 | 157 | 157 | #1,186 |
| 1997 | 115 | — | #1,443 |
| 1996 | 82 | — | #1,798 |
| 1995 | 75 | — | #1,869 |
| 1994 | 59 | — | #2,235 |
| 1993 | 46 | — | #2,651 |
| 1992 | 29 | — | #3,712 |
| 1991 | 28 | — | #3,756 |
| 1990 | 32 | — | #3,387 |
| 1989 | 19 | — | #4,734 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #10,852 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | #8,270 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #9,748 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #8,483 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #8,349 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #9,641 |