Girls' name · since 1926
Isbella
165 babies named Isbella in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,771 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 165
- born since 1926
- 2000s
- peak decade
Isbella is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 165 have been recorded since 1926.
Social Security Administration records show Isbella recorded 165 times among girls since 1926, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 2023.
- #21,771 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 165 born since 1926
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Isbella ranks #21,771 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 165 born since 1926, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,771 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 165
- born since 1926
- 2000s
- peak decade
Isbella's 165 recorded births place it above 69.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Isbella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Isbella's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1926, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Isbella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–2023
- Peak year (2006)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Isbella by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (72 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Isbella's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Isbella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s
2010s
60 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 72 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Isbella's decade-level peak was the 2000s (72 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Isbella: 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 (~97 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, 1926–2023 (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 Isbella 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.