Recorded 1997–2020 Girls' name Peak 2009 22 births

Isbel — girls' name

22 babies named Isbel in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s62010s52020s6
2000s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Isbel was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

6 babies were named Isbel in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Isbel

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Isbel between 1997 and 2020, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Isbel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Isbel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Isbel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Isbel 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 22 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.

Isbel at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

22

Since 1997

24 years of records

Peak year

2009

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1997

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2020

Isbel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1997

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2009)
6
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4.555.566.5 2020201920091997 5

Isbel by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
6 births that decade — 27% of Isbel's all-time total
1990s52000s62010s52020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Isbel?
22 babies have been named Isbel since 1997. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2009 with 6 births.
When was Isbel most popular?
Isbel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Isbel been used?
Isbel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 24 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Isbel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Isbella, Isbell, Isbah. 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, 1997–2020 (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.