Recorded 1919–2023 Girls' name Peak 2003 181 births

Isabele — girls' name

181 babies named Isabele in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61990s202000s1122010s362020s7
2000s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Isabele was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

16 babies were named Isabele in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Isabele

The Social Security Administration has registered 181 babies named Isabele between 1919 and 2023, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Isabele currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Isabele performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 112 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Isabele shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Isabele in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 181 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Isabele at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

181

Since 1919

105 years of records

Peak year

2003

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1919

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2023

Isabele popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1919

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2003)
16
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
05101520 20232015200920062003200019971919 6

Isabele by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
112 births that decade — 62% of Isabele's all-time total
1910s61990s202000s1122010s362020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Isabele?
181 babies have been named Isabele since 1919. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2003 with 16 births.
When was Isabele most popular?
Isabele was most popular in the 2000s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Isabele been used?
Isabele has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 105 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Isabele?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Isabella, Isabel, Isabelle, Isabell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1919–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.