Isabella
- Pronunciation
- [I-sa-be-lla]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Form of Isabel and Elizabeth; my God is an oath
- Origin
- Hebrew, via Isabel
Meaning and history of Isabella
Isabella is a Latinate form of Isabel. Isabel is a medieval Occitan form of Elizabeth, whose Hebrew source is interpreted as “my God is an oath.” Its use in different countries is separate from that older linguistic derivation.
Name-history references: Isabella · Isabel · Elizabeth. Reviewed October 27, 2026.
By Marvin Tang. Popularity figures use an imported selection of SSA records; SSA does not supply name meanings or etymologies. Editorial references, where available, are listed with the name explanation. Sources and coverage.
Quick Facts About Isabella
US Popularity History (1998–2025)
Annual imported US counts for Isabella by recorded sex, from US Social Security Administration records. Highest count in the imported records: 2010 with 22,935 girls named Isabella (girl rank #1 that year).
Latest imported observation: in 2025, ranked #7 for girls (10,666 imported records). That's 6 places below its 2010 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Coverage: imported US Social Security card-application records, not a complete birth census. Historical coverage is narrower, including top-100 selection before 2000; recent imports also use catalog and rank filters. Missing rows can reflect those filters or source privacy limits and must not be read as zero or fewer than five uses. Spellings and recorded sex are kept separate.
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Observed State Ranks for Isabella
Average girl-name rank across the same 2016–2025 window, limited to 51 jurisdictions with every year imported. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings. This is an ordinal comparison, not a per-capita rate. States with missing years are excluded. For Isabella the lowest observed averages are in Florida, Nevada, Texas.
Lowest observed average rank
| # | State | Avg rank | Imported count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | #2 | 11,136 |
| 2 | Nevada | #3 | 1,351 |
| 3 | Texas | #4 | 16,689 |
| 4 | Arizona | #4 | 3,305 |
| 5 | New Mexico | #4 | 746 |
| 6 | Delaware | #5 | 400 |
| 7 | New Jersey | #5 | 4,173 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | #5 | 2,721 |
| 9 | New York | #5 | 8,077 |
| 10 | Georgia | #5 | 3,693 |
Highest observed average rank
| # | State | Avg rank | Imported count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana | #36 | 197 |
| 2 | North Dakota | #32 | 205 |
| 3 | Maine | #30 | 277 |
| 4 | South Dakota | #29 | 204 |
| 5 | Vermont | #27 | 131 |
| 6 | Utah | #26 | 973 |
| 7 | Wyoming | #23 | 128 |
| 8 | Mississippi | #19 | 669 |
| 9 | Alaska | #19 | 223 |
| 10 | Minnesota | #19 | 1,304 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. Only states with all 10 annual observations for this spelling and recorded sex are compared. Missing states are excluded, not assigned zero. Average rank measures position in state rankings, not a per-capita rate. Local import filters and SSA privacy limits can both create gaps. Coverage and limitations.
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