US rank #4609 Girls' name Peak 2010 1,767 births

Issabella — #4609 US girls' name

1,767 babies named Issabella in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#4609
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 74% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Issabella was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

137 babies were named Issabella in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Issabella

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,767 babies named Issabella between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Issabella currently holds the #4609 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 137 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Issabella performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 899 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Issabella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 191 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Issabella in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Issabella 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 1,767 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.

Issabella at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,767

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2010

137 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,609

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Issabella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
137
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Issabella by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
899 births that decade — 51% of Issabella's all-time total
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Issabella by state

Where Issabella concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Issabella
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
191 10.8%
#2 Texas
129 7.3%
#3 Florida
93 5.3%
#4 Ohio
48 2.7%
#5 New York
43 2.4%
#6 Washington
38 2.2%
#7 Illinois
30 1.7%
#8 Georgia
25 1.4%
California share of Issabella's total US births 10.8%
Even split

191 of 1,767 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Issabella appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Issabella?
1,767 babies have been named Issabella since 1994. It currently ranks #4609 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 137 births.
When was Issabella most popular?
Issabella was most popular in the 2010s decade with 899 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Issabella most popular?
The top states for the name Issabella are California (191 births), Texas (129 births), Florida (93 births).
How long has the name Issabella been used?
Issabella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Issabella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Issa, Issabelle, Issis, Issabela, 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, 1994–2024 (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.