Recorded 1926–2023 Girls' name Peak 2006 165 births

Isbella — girls' name

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.

1920s51990s52000s722010s602020s23
2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Isbella was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

12 babies were named Isbella in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Isbella

The Social Security Administration has registered 165 babies named Isbella between 1926 and 2023, spanning 98 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Isbella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Isbella performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Isbella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Isbella 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 165 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.

Isbella at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

165

Since 1926

98 years of records

Peak year

2006

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1926

Recorded for 98 years

Last year on file: 2023

Isbella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1926

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2006)
12
Annual births at peak — across 98 years of records
468101214 20232019201620112008200520021926 5

Isbella by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
72 births that decade — 44% of Isbella's all-time total
1920s51990s52000s722010s602020s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Isbella?
165 babies have been named Isbella since 1926. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2006 with 12 births.
When was Isbella most popular?
Isbella was most popular in the 2000s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Isbella been used?
Isbella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 98 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Isbella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Isbel, 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, 1926–2023 (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.