Isabella

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Isabella or Isabela is a feminine given name, the Latinate and Italian form of Isabel, the Spanish form, Isabelle, the French form, and Isobel, the Scottish form of the name Elizabeth. All are ultimately derived from the Hebrew Elisheba.

From Wikipedia

Isabella first appears in the data in 1993 and has been recorded in 33 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 2,091 babies (rank #10 that year). In 2025 it was given to 590 girls (rank #16). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Isabella

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Isabella yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

21,738

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,091

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In The Brontë Novels: Isabella Linton — Edgar's sister

Famous people named Isabella

Isabella Rosselliniautobiographer · b. 1952
Isabella of Austriaconsort · b. 1501
Isabella d'Esteart collector · b. 1474
Isabella Birdtraveler · b. 1831
Isabella Beetoncookbook writer · b. 1836

Stories about the name Isabella

Six syllables when you put it with our last name. My husband pointed this out. I didn't care. Isabella is Isabella.

— Gina, Providence RI, 2016

Bella at home. Isabella on her birth certificate. Isabella Rossellini at the back of my mind, not that I'd admit that to my mother-in-law.

— Nicole, New York NY, 2019

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1993	164	#80
1994	204	#60
1995	289	#41
1996	346	#30
1997	431	#18
1998	506	#12
1999	589	#8
2000	604	#10
2001	712	#8
2002	754	#4
2003	734	#7
2004	727	#8
2005	759	#7
2006	509	#7
2007	623	#1
2008	573	#3
2009	616	#1
2010	609	#1
2011	560	#3
2012	497	#9
2013	485	#7
2014	495	#11
2015	2,091	#10
2016	2,074	#7
2017	622	#12
2018	522	#19
2019	1,022	#15
2020	756	#15
2021	514	#15
2022	492	#16
2023	664	#16
2024	605	#17
2025	590	#16