Isabela
- Pronunciation
- [I-sa-be-la]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Variant Of Elizabeth. My God Is Bountiful:God Of Plenty.
- Origin
- Spanish
About the Name Isabela
Isabela is the Spanish and Portuguese single-l form of Isabella, itself a medieval Romance elaboration of Elizabeth — the Hebrew name Elisheba, meaning "my God is an oath" or, in its devotional reading, "my God is abundance." The name traveled from Hebrew through Greek Elisavet, Latin Elisabeth, and then into Iberian forms where the Is- opening and -bela ending evolved naturally. Isabela has deep historical roots across the Spanish-speaking world, carried by queens and figures of cultural prominence from the Iberian Peninsula to Latin America, and its single-l spelling is the standard orthography in Spanish and Portuguese.
In the United States, Isabela first appeared in the US Social Security top-1000 in 2000 and peaked in 2004 at its best rank of #442. It has shown exceptional longevity, still charting in 2024 at #644 with 456 births — a twenty-five-year continuous run accumulating 11,364 total top-1000 births. Recent figures confirm its staying power: 446 births at #658 in 2023 and 510 births at #589 in 2022. This durability reflects both the name's genuine beauty and the sustained growth of Spanish-speaking naming traditions in the US.
Isabela's quiet distinction lies in its single l — immediately recognizable as the Spanish form to those who know the language, and gently unusual to those who do not. Recorded variants include Isabella and Izabella, giving families the choice between the Iberian original and the doubled-consonant forms that dominate the English-language market. For parents who want the full classical depth of the Elizabeth lineage in a form that honors Spanish or Portuguese heritage, Isabela is the most historically precise option.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Isabela
US Popularity History (2000–2025)
Annual US births named Isabela by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2004 with 695 girls named Isabela (girl rank #442 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #664 for girls (426 US births). That's 222 places below its 2004 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Isabela Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Isabela the strongest states are New Mexico, Connecticut, Florida.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | #348 | 15 |
| 2 | Connecticut | #381 | 50 |
| 3 | Florida | #486 | 340 |
| 4 | New Jersey | #536 | 139 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | #553 | 86 |
| 6 | California | #578 | 562 |
| 7 | Kansas | #588 | 16 |
| 8 | Texas | #599 | 504 |
| 9 | Alabama | #635 | 23 |
| 10 | Virginia | #641 | 50 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio | #1,017 | 45 |
| 2 | Tennessee | #907 | 21 |
| 3 | Indiana | #891 | 29 |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | #872 | 65 |
| 5 | Michigan | #821 | 29 |
| 6 | Colorado | #785 | 47 |
| 7 | Arizona | #784 | 66 |
| 8 | New York | #783 | 192 |
| 9 | Georgia | #761 | 92 |
| 10 | Washington | #739 | 73 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Isabela in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
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