Top 10 US name Girls' name Peak 2010 406,196 births

Isabella — #7 US girls' name

406,196 babies named Isabella in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#7
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 99.9% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Isabella was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

22,935 babies were named Isabella in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Isabella

The Social Security Administration has registered 406,196 babies named Isabella between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Isabella currently holds the #7 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 22,935 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Isabella performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 170,559 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Isabella shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 61,851 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Isabella in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Isabella 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 406,196 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.

Isabella at a glance

Top 10 girls' name

Total births

406,196

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2010

22,935 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7

In the top 10

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Isabella popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 10 girls' name
Peak year (2010)
22,935
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Isabella popularity over time — boys

452 total births recorded since 1997 (Isabella as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 452 births
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Isabella by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
170,559 births that decade — 42% of Isabella's all-time total
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Isabella by state

Where Isabella concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Isabella
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
61,851 15.2%
#2 Texas
40,834 10.1%
#3 Florida
32,742 8.1%
#4 New York
28,811 7.1%
#5 Illinois
16,478 4.1%
#6 Pennsylvania
15,418 3.8%
#7 New Jersey
13,893 3.4%
#8 Ohio
12,918 3.2%
California share of Isabella's total US births 15.2%
Even split

61,851 of 406,196 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Isabella appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Isabella?
406,196 babies have been named Isabella since 1880. It currently ranks #7 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 22,935 births.
When was Isabella most popular?
Isabella was most popular in the 2010s decade with 170,559 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Isabella most popular?
The top states for the name Isabella are California (61,851 births), Texas (40,834 births), Florida (32,742 births).
How long has the name Isabella been used?
Isabella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Isabella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Isabel, Isabelle, Isabell, Isabela, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.