Recorded 1916–1927 Girls' name Peak 1916 15 births

Isbell — girls' name

15 babies named Isbell in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s10
1920s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Isbell was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

5 babies were named Isbell in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Isbell

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Isbell between 1916 and 1927, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Isbell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Isbell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Isbell shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Isbell 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 15 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.

Isbell at a glance

Last recorded 1927

Total births

15

Since 1916

12 years of records

Peak year

1916

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1927

Active since

1916

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1927

Isbell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1916

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1916)
5
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
5 192719201916 5

Isbell by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 67% of Isbell's all-time total
1910s51920s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Isbell?
15 babies have been named Isbell since 1916. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1916 with 5 births.
When was Isbell most popular?
Isbell was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Isbell been used?
Isbell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 12 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Isbell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Isbella, Isbel, 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, 1916–1927 (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.