US rank #15810 Girls' name Peak 2019 269 births

Isella — #15810 US girls' name

269 babies named Isella in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52000s832010s1312020s50
#15810
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 10% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Isella was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

25 babies were named Isella in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Isella

The Social Security Administration has registered 269 babies named Isella between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Isella currently holds the #15810 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Isella performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 131 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Isella shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 41 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Isella in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Isella 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 269 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.

Isella at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

269

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

2019

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#15,810

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Isella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
25
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
051015202530 2024202020162012200820041983 5

Isella by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
131 births that decade — 49% of Isella's all-time total
1980s52000s832010s1312020s50

Isella by state

Where Isella concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Isella
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
41 15.2%
#2 Texas
10 3.7%
California share of Isella's total US births 15.2%
Even split

41 of 269 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Isella?
269 babies have been named Isella since 1983. It currently ranks #15810 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 25 births.
When was Isella most popular?
Isella was most popular in the 2010s decade with 131 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Isella most popular?
The top states for the name Isella are California (41 births), Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Isella been used?
Isella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Isella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Isela, Isel, Isebella, Iselle, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1983–2024 (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.