Unisex name · since 1897
Ysabel
1,498 babies named Ysabel in U.S. Social Security records since 1897, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,701 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,566 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,498
- born since 1897
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ysabel currently ranks #5566 among unisex names in America, with 1,498 babies recorded since 1897.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ysabel has been recorded 1,498 times among girls since 1897, currently ranked #5566 nationally and more common than 68% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 2025.
- #5,701 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,566 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,498 born since 1897
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ysabel ranks #5,701 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,566 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,498 born since 1897, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,701 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,566 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,498
- born since 1897
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ysabel's 1,498 recorded births place it above 92.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ysabel compares
1,498 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Ysabel's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ysabel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,498 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ysabel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ysabel's full recorded timeline at 1975, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1897, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 51 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ysabel popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 129 years of records
Ysabel popularity over time - boys
225 total births recorded since 1915 (Ysabel as boys' name)
Ysabel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (409 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Ysabel's strongest decade.
409 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Ysabel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1900s 38
1900s
38 births
- 1910s 96
1910s
96 births
- 1920s 140
1920s
140 births
- 1930s 55
1930s
55 births
- 1940s 48
1940s
48 births
- 1950s 38
1950s
38 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s 62
1980s
62 births
- 1990s
1990s
240 births
- 2000s
2000s
409 births
- 2010s
2010s
228 births
- 2020s 91
2020s
91 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 409 births (27% of all-time use).
How Ysabel 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 Ysabel's total volume
Ysabel by state
Where Ysabel concentrates geographically, total births since 1897
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 261 | 17.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 248 | 16.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 0.7% |
261 of 1,498 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Ysabel's data
- Ysabel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (409 total births); usage has since declined to 91 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ysabels (261 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Ysabel
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ysabel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~128 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, 1897–2025 (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 Ysabel 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.