Isabella is one of America's most popular girls' names, ranked #7 in 2025.
Isabella is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #7 for girl births in the United States (and #15 across all names), given to 10,666 babies — 10,761 including U.S. territories. Isabella was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 2010 (22,936 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10,666 | 10,761 | #7 | — |
| 2024 | 10,818 | 10,898 | #7 | #9,342 |
| 2023 | 10,879 | 10,968 | #7 | #9,241 |
| 2022 | 11,774 | 11,870 | #6 | #6,618 |
| 2021 | 11,318 | 11,420 | #7 | #8,433 |
| 2020 | 12,238 | 12,349 | #7 | #6,776 |
| 2019 | 13,423 | 13,530 | #5 | #5,661 |
| 2018 | 14,590 | 14,712 | #4 | #5,880 |
| 2017 | 15,275 | 15,413 | #4 | #6,858 |
| 2016 | 14,875 | 15,018 | #5 | #6,883 |
| 2015 | 15,688 | 15,845 | #5 | #4,609 |
| 2014 | 17,158 | 17,345 | #4 | #4,445 |
| 2013 | 17,707 | 17,858 | #4 | #5,049 |
| 2012 | 19,156 | 19,341 | #3 | #5,114 |
| 2011 | 19,957 | 20,112 | #2 | #3,932 |
| 2010 | 22,966 | 23,120 | #1 | #3,571 |
| 2009 | 22,348 | 22,457 | #1 | #3,858 |
| 2008 | 18,656 | 18,748 | #2 | #3,864 |
| 2007 | 19,164 | 19,273 | #2 | #4,554 |
| 2006 | 18,249 | 18,331 | #4 | #4,940 |
| 2005 | 15,213 | 15,276 | #6 | #5,126 |
| 2004 | 15,070 | 15,129 | #7 | #2,326 |
| 2003 | 13,799 | 13,832 | #12 | #4,501 |
| 2002 | 12,182 | 12,202 | #14 | #6,250 |
| 2001 | 8,841 | 8,870 | #28 | #9,734 |
| 2000 | 6,250 | 6,269 | #45 | #7,730 |
| 1999 | 5,067 | 5,080 | #60 | #8,191 |
| 1998 | 3,851 | 3,859 | #84 | — |
| 1997 | 2,867 | — | #114 | #9,848 |
| 1996 | 2,112 | — | #151 | — |
| 1995 | 1,739 | — | #174 | — |
| 1994 | 1,277 | — | #222 | — |
| 1993 | 831 | — | #318 | — |
| 1992 | 508 | — | #488 | — |
| 1991 | 305 | — | #699 | — |
| 1990 | 217 | — | #890 | — |
| 1989 | 140 | — | #1,170 | — |
| 1988 | 81 | — | #1,608 | — |
| 1987 | 75 | — | #1,636 | — |
| 1986 | 60 | — | #1,870 | — |
| 1985 | 36 | — | #2,675 | — |
| 1984 | 36 | — | #2,588 | — |
| 1983 | 31 | — | #2,805 | — |
| 1982 | 34 | — | #2,720 | — |
| 1981 | 38 | — | #2,504 | — |
| 1980 | 36 | — | #2,620 | — |
| 1979 | 22 | — | #3,581 | — |
| 1978 | 26 | — | #3,035 | — |
| 1977 | 23 | — | #3,307 | — |
| 1976 | 22 | — | #3,215 | — |
| 1975 | 31 | — | #2,533 | — |
| 1974 | 28 | — | #2,637 | — |
| 1973 | 32 | — | #2,372 | — |
| 1972 | 31 | — | #2,367 | — |
| 1971 | 42 | — | #2,014 | — |
| 1970 | 39 | — | #2,095 | — |
| 1969 | 30 | — | #2,369 | — |
| 1968 | 23 | — | #2,659 | — |
| 1967 | 43 | — | #1,767 | — |
| 1966 | 45 | — | #1,679 | — |
| 1965 | 39 | — | #1,837 | — |
| 1964 | 46 | — | #1,713 | — |
| 1963 | 50 | — | #1,606 | — |
| 1962 | 47 | — | #1,658 | — |
| 1961 | 53 | — | #1,559 | — |
| 1960 | 53 | — | #1,528 | — |
| 1959 | 48 | — | #1,573 | — |
| 1958 | 53 | — | #1,474 | — |
| 1957 | 65 | — | #1,319 | — |
| 1956 | 64 | — | #1,303 | — |
| 1955 | 61 | — | #1,297 | — |
| 1954 | 53 | — | #1,383 | — |
| 1953 | 63 | — | #1,221 | — |
| 1952 | 63 | — | #1,200 | — |
| 1951 | 65 | — | #1,164 | — |
| 1950 | 55 | — | #1,243 | — |
| 1949 | 68 | — | #1,094 | — |
| 1948 | 77 | — | #996 | — |
| 1947 | 82 | — | #977 | — |
| 1946 | 74 | — | #971 | — |
| 1945 | 64 | — | #969 | — |
| 1944 | 75 | — | #884 | — |
| 1943 | 90 | — | #818 | — |
| 1942 | 72 | — | #922 | — |
| 1941 | 96 | — | #722 | — |
| 1940 | 76 | — | #818 | — |
| 1939 | 86 | — | #737 | — |
| 1938 | 100 | — | #689 | — |
| 1937 | 105 | — | #664 | — |
| 1936 | 80 | — | #751 | — |
| 1935 | 93 | — | #695 | — |
| 1934 | 90 | — | #704 | — |
| 1933 | 116 | — | #603 | — |
| 1932 | 128 | — | #581 | — |
| 1931 | 139 | — | #556 | — |
| 1930 | 142 | — | #572 | — |
| 1929 | 155 | — | #549 | — |
| 1928 | 178 | — | #519 | — |
| 1927 | 182 | — | #523 | — |
| 1926 | 187 | — | #511 | — |
| 1925 | 205 | — | #489 | — |
| 1924 | 231 | — | #458 | — |
| 1923 | 228 | — | #454 | — |
| 1922 | 241 | — | #429 | — |
| 1921 | 236 | — | #449 | — |
| 1920 | 252 | — | #420 | — |
| 1919 | 274 | — | #392 | — |
| 1918 | 254 | — | #411 | — |
| 1917 | 237 | — | #410 | — |
| 1916 | 246 | — | #401 | — |
| 1915 | 242 | — | #387 | — |
| 1914 | 187 | — | #389 | — |
| 1913 | 165 | — | #375 | — |
| 1912 | 161 | — | #362 | — |
| 1911 | 129 | — | #353 | — |
| 1910 | 151 | — | #312 | — |
| 1909 | 97 | — | #375 | — |
| 1908 | 112 | — | #336 | — |
| 1907 | 126 | — | #310 | — |
| 1906 | 110 | — | #320 | — |
| 1905 | 105 | — | #329 | — |
| 1904 | 88 | — | #348 | — |
| 1903 | 96 | — | #317 | — |
| 1902 | 84 | — | #346 | — |
| 1901 | 92 | — | #315 | — |
| 1900 | 128 | — | #290 | — |
| 1899 | 94 | — | #306 | — |
| 1898 | 86 | — | #336 | — |
| 1897 | 86 | — | #314 | — |
| 1896 | 88 | — | #311 | — |
| 1895 | 90 | — | #306 | — |
| 1894 | 92 | — | #288 | — |
| 1893 | 109 | — | #252 | — |
| 1892 | 88 | — | #285 | — |
| 1891 | 79 | — | #279 | — |
| 1890 | 91 | — | #263 | — |
| 1889 | 80 | — | #263 | — |
| 1888 | 63 | — | #299 | — |
| 1887 | 58 | — | #280 | — |
| 1886 | 80 | — | #229 | — |
| 1885 | 48 | — | #291 | — |
| 1884 | 76 | — | #216 | — |
| 1883 | 54 | — | #245 | — |
| 1882 | 44 | — | #263 | — |
| 1881 | 50 | — | #218 | — |
| 1880 | 50 | — | #215 | — |