Girls' name · since 1998

Ysabela

129 babies named Ysabela in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#24,363 of 72,339
all-time among girls
129
born since 1998
2000s
peak decade

Ysabela sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 129 recorded since 1998.

Social Security Administration records show Ysabela recorded 129 times among girls since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2022.

  • #24,363 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 129 born since 1998
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ysabela ranks #24,363 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 129 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.

#24,363 of 72,339
all-time among girls
129
born since 1998
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ysabela's 129 recorded births place it above 66.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ysabela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Ysabela splits its recorded history at 2007: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Ysabela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2004)
14
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
46810121416 1998200220052008201120182022 5

Ysabela by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (76 births, 59% of the file).

2000s was Ysabela's strongest decade.

76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.

Ysabela births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 76 births (59% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ysabela?
129 babies have been named Ysabela since 1998. All-time, it sits at #24,363 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2004 with 14 births.
Where does Ysabela sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ysabela ranks #24,363 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ysabela most popular?
Ysabela was most popular in the 2000s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Ysabela been used?
The SSA has tracked Ysabela since 1998 -- 25 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Ysabela?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ysabella, Ysabel, Ysabelle, Ysamar, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Ysabela's data

  • Ysabela's decade-level peak was the 2000s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Ysabela

Nearby Names Like Ysabela

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ysabela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1998–2022 (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 Ysabela 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.