Total births
43
Girls' name · since 2004
Issabel
Issabel has 43 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 43
- total births
- 2004–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
43 girls have been named Issabel since 2004, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Issabel has 43 recorded births among girls since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2023.
- 43 total births
- 2004–2023 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 40% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
43 girls have been named Issabel since 2004, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.
- 43
- total births
- 2004–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
40% of everyone ever named Issabel was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
7 babies were named Issabel in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
Issabel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Issabel's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Issabel at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2018
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2004
Issabel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2023
- Peak year (2018)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Issabel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Issabel's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Issabel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 17 births (40% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Issabel? ▼
Issabel has been given to 43 babies in the U.S. since 2004, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 7 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
When was Issabel most popular? ▼
Issabel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Issabel been used? ▼
Records for Issabel go back to 2004, giving 20 years of history through 2023.
What names are similar to Issabel? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Issabella, Issa, Issabelle, Issis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Issabel's data
- Issabel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 2020s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Issabel
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Issabel
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Issa Girl
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Issabelle Girl
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Issis Girl
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Issabela Girl
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Compare Issabel side by side: Issabel vs Issabella Issabel vs Issa Issabel vs Issabelle
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2004–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Issabel: Baby Name Since 2004 - 43 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/issabel. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Issabel 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 July 2026.