Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2004

Isabela

Meaning Borrowed from Spanish Isabela Gender Girl Rank 2025 #664 Trend ↑ Rising 35%

Borrowed from Spanish Isabela.

Rank 2025
#664
among girls · ↓20 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
426
named Isabela · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,773
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2004
695 babies
All-time total
12,698
#1,446 all-time among girls
First recorded
1982
in Social Security records

Isabela popularity over time

12,698 babies have been named Isabela since 1982, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2004Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s 59 6 – #4,734
1990s 846 85 +1334% #940
2000s 5,336 534 +531% #442
2010s 3,961 396 -26% #571
2020s (to 2025) 2,496 416 +5% #589

Where Isabela is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 448 0.28 outside top 500
2027 467 0.29 outside top 500
2028 484 0.30 outside top 500
2029 499 0.31 outside top 500
2030 512 0.32 outside top 500

Where Isabela is most popular

Girls named Isabela per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.267 per 1,000. Strongest in Connecticut, Florida, and Massachusetts.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Isabela born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Connecticut 33 0.567 +112%
Florida 230 0.538 +101%
Massachusetts 58 0.480 +80%
New Jersey 83 0.460 +72%
New Mexico 10 0.411 +54%
Texas 329 0.409 +53%
Illinois 93 0.406 +52%
California 331 0.394 +47%
Kansas 21 0.364 +36%
Wisconsin 36 0.350 +31%
Oregon 22 0.338 +26%
Arizona 44 0.314 +17%
North Carolina 70 0.307 +15%
Virginia 52 0.305 +14%
Washington 44 0.305 +14%
Maryland 29 0.274 ≈ national
New York 102 0.258 ≈ national
Georgia 58 0.255 ≈ national
Alabama 23 0.245 -8%
Pennsylvania 57 0.241 -10%
Kentucky 18 0.210 -21%
Colorado 23 0.206 -23%
Michigan 34 0.187 -30%
Ohio 43 0.181 -32%
Nevada 8 0.172 -36%
Utah 14 0.168 -37%
South Carolina 13 0.145 -46%
Indiana 16 0.114 -57%
Mississippi 5 0.107 -60%
Tennessee 13 0.082 -69%
Oklahoma 6 0.082 -69%
Louisiana 6 0.069 -74%
Minnesota 6 0.056 -79%
Missouri 6 0.050 -81%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Isabela

Isabela is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #664 in 2025 with 426 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1982, 12,698 American babies have been named Isabela. Its peak came in 2004, when 695 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Isabela stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Isabela?

The median living Isabela is about 15 years old; half are between 7 and 21. An estimated 13 thousand people named Isabela are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Isabela year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 426 #664
2024 456 #644
2023 446 #660
2022 510 #589
2021 330 #836
2020 328 #835
2019 357 #776
2018 332 #817
2017 336 #812
2016 351 #814
2015 370 #764
2014 389 #721
2013 427 #670
2012 462 #620
2011 426 #665
2010 511 #571
2009 623 #493
2008 575 #535
2007 634 #504
2006 676 #468
2005 539 #534
2004 695 #442
2003 610 #483
2002 403 #633
2001 322 #742
2000 259 #850
1995 75 #1,869
1990 32 #3,387
1985 6 #9,748
1980 – –
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
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1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
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1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Isabela

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Isabela Moner Isabela Moner American actress (born 2001) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Isabela, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Isabela?

The median living Isabela is about 15 years old. Half of all living Isabelas are between 7 and 21 years old.

How many people named Isabela are alive today?

An estimated 13 thousand people named Isabela are alive in the United States, based on 12,698 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Isabela mean?

Borrowed from Spanish Isabela.

How popular is the name Isabela in 2025?

Isabela ranked #664 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 426 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Isabela?

12,698 babies have been named Isabela in the United States since 1982, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Isabela most popular?

Isabela peaked in 2004, when 695 newborns received the name.

Is Isabela a boy or girl name?

Isabela is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Isabela rising or falling?

Isabela is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Isabela become more popular?

Isabela is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 512 girls named Isabela in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Isabela?

Well-known people named Isabela include Isabela Moner (actor).

Names like Isabela

Names that sound and feel close to Isabela: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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