Girls' name · since 1880
Isabell
Isabell has 15,274 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,270 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,140 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,274
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Isabell is the #2140 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 15,274 recorded since 1880.
Isabell has 15,274 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2140 as of the latest data, more common than 88% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,270 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,140 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 15,274 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Isabell ranks #1,270 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,140 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 15,274 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,270 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,140 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,274
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Isabell's 15,274 recorded births place it above 98.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Isabell compares
15,274 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Isabell's all-time total is 41x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Isabell | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,274 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 388 | 21 | 19,840 |
Isabell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Isabell's full recorded timeline at 1953, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 9 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 388 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Isabell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 388
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Isabell popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1929 (Isabell as boys' name)
Isabell by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,884 births, 19% of the file).
2000s was Isabell's strongest decade.
2,884 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Isabell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 345
1880s
345 births
- 1890s 604
1890s
604 births
- 1900s 896
1900s
896 births
- 1910s
1910s
2,087 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,288 births
- 1930s 1,134
1930s
1,134 births
- 1940s 677
1940s
677 births
- 1950s 537
1950s
537 births
- 1960s 273
1960s
273 births
- 1970s 180
1970s
180 births
- 1980s 183
1980s
183 births
- 1990s 597
1990s
597 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,884 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,978 births
- 2020s 611
2020s
611 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,884 births (19% of all-time use).
How Isabell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Isabell's total volume
Isabell by state
Where Isabell concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,094 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,036 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 679 | 4.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 609 | 4.0% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 442 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 426 | 2.8% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 424 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 370 | 2.4% |
1,094 of 15,274 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Isabell appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Isabell's data
- Isabell's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,884 total births); usage has since declined to 611 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Isabells (1,094 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Isabell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Isabell draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.