Issabella: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,540

among girls · ↑1,066 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Issabella · +43% vs 2024

How common

1 in 37,378

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2010

137 babies

All-time total

1,810

#5,037 all-time among girls

First recorded

1994

in Social Security records

Issabella popularity over time

1,810 babies have been named Issabella since 1994, 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

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	–	–	–	–
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1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	–	–	–	–
1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	76	8	–	#4,009
2000s	554	55	+629%	#1,788
2010s	899	90	+62%	#1,592
2020s (to 2025)	281	47	-48%	#2,906

Where Issabella 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	39	0.02	outside top 500
2027	36	0.02	outside top 500
2028	34	0.02	outside top 500
2029	32	0.02	outside top 500
2030	30	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Issabella

Issabella is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,540 in 2025 with 43 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1994, 1,810 American babies have been named Issabella. Its peak came in 2010, when 137 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Issabella stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Issabella?

The median living Issabella is about 13 years old; half are between 8 and 17. An estimated 1,800 people named Issabella are alive in the United States today.

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

Issabella year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	43	#3,540
2024	30	#4,606
2023	42	#3,668
2022	57	#2,939
2021	53	#3,086
2020	56	#2,906
2019	82	#2,242
2018	78	#2,348
2017	81	#2,291
2016	64	#2,719
2015	69	#2,598
2014	73	#2,484
2013	97	#2,008
2012	87	#2,169
2011	131	#1,641
2010	137	#1,592
2009	121	#1,788
2008	94	#2,144
2007	73	#2,548
2006	57	#2,997
2005	42	#3,539
2004	43	#3,460
2003	33	#4,062
2002	42	#3,299
2001	33	#3,896
2000	16	#6,606
1995	7	#10,955
1990	–	–
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Issabella?

The median living Issabella is about 13 years old. Half of all living Issabellas are between 8 and 17 years old.

How many people named Issabella are alive today?

An estimated 1,800 people named Issabella are alive in the United States, based on 1,810 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Issabella mean?

Spelling variant of Isabella.

How popular is the name Issabella in 2025?

Issabella ranked #3,540 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 43 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Issabella?

1,810 babies have been named Issabella in the United States since 1994, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Issabella most popular?

Issabella peaked in 2010, when 137 newborns received the name.

Is Issabella a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Issabella rising or falling?

Issabella is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Issabella become more popular?

Issabella is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 30 girls named Issabella in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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