Girls' name · since 1983
Isella
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 281 babies named Isella, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,468 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,530 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 281
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Isella currently ranks #8530 among girls' names in America, with 281 babies recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Isella has been recorded 281 times among girls since 1983, currently ranked #8530 nationally and more common than 51% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #16,468 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,530 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 281 born since 1983
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Isella ranks #16,468 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,530 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 281 born since 1983, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,468 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,530 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 281
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Isella's 281 recorded births place it above 77.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Isella compares
281 44th percentile among 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
Isella's all-time total is 25% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Isella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 281 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Isella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Isella's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Isella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Isella by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (131 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Isella's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Isella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s
2010s
131 births
- 2020s
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 131 births (47% of all-time use).
Isella by state
Where Isella concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 41 | 14.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 3.6% |
41 of 281 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Isella's data
- Isella's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (131 total births) through the 2020s (62) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Isellas (41 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 Isella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Isella 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.