Girls' name · since 1880
Isabella
Isabella has 417,001 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #86 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 417,001
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Isabella currently ranks #7 among girls' names in America, with 417,001 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Isabella recorded 417,001 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #7 nationally today, ahead of 99.9% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #86 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 417,001 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Isabella ranks #86 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 417,001 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #86 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 417,001
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Isabella's 417,001 recorded births place it above 99.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Isabella compares
417,001 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Isabella's all-time total is 1,109x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Isabella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 417,001 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22,936 | 21 | 19,840 |
Isabella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Isabella's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 98% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 2%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 22 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 22,936, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Isabella popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 22,936
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Isabella popularity over time - boys
453 total births recorded since 1997 (Isabella as boys' name)
Isabella by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (170,605 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Isabella's strongest decade.
170,605 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Isabella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 603
1880s
603 births
- 1890s 903
1890s
903 births
- 1900s 1,038
1900s
1,038 births
- 1910s 2,046
1910s
2,046 births
- 1920s 2,095
1920s
2,095 births
- 1930s 1,079
1930s
1,079 births
- 1940s 774
1940s
774 births
- 1950s 590
1950s
590 births
- 1960s 429
1960s
429 births
- 1970s 296
1970s
296 births
- 1980s 567
1980s
567 births
- 1990s 18,762
1990s
18,762 births
- 2000s
2000s
149,571 births
- 2010s
2010s
170,605 births
- 2020s 67,643
2020s
67,643 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 170,605 births (41% of all-time use).
How Isabella 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 Isabella's total volume
Isabella by state
Where Isabella concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 63,371 | 15.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 42,407 | 10.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 33,744 | 8.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 29,447 | 7.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 16,822 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 15,749 | 3.8% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 14,261 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 13,194 | 3.2% |
63,371 of 417,001 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Isabella appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Isabella's data
- Isabella's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (170,605 total births) through the 2020s (67,643) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Isabellas (63,371 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 Isabella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
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 Isabella 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.