Girls' name · since 1994
Issabella
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 1,810 babies named Issabella, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,036 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,555 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,810
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,810 babies have been named Issabella since 1994, making it today's #3555 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Issabella has been recorded 1,810 times among girls since 1994, currently ranked #3555 nationally and more common than 79% 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 1994 to 2025.
- #5,036 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,555 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,810 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Issabella ranks #5,036 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,555 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,810 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,036 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,555 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,810
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Issabella's 1,810 recorded births place it above 93.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Issabella compares
1,810 Top 24% higher than 76% of 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
Issabella's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Issabella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,810 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 137 | 21 | 19,840 |
Issabella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Issabella splits its recorded history at 2010: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 137 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Issabella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 137
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Issabella by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (899 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Issabella's strongest decade.
899 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Issabella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 76
1990s
76 births
- 2000s
2000s
554 births
- 2010s
2010s
899 births
- 2020s 281
2020s
281 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 899 births (50% of all-time use).
How Issabella compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Issabella's total volume
Issabella by state
Where Issabella concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 191 | 10.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 136 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 93 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 48 | 2.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 43 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Washington | | 38 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 30 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 25 | 1.4% |
191 of 1,810 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Issabella appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Issabella's data
- Issabella's decade-level peak was the 2010s (899 total births); usage has since declined to 281 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Issabellas (191 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 Issabella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Issabella 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.