Isabel

Primarily a girl's name · 99% girls

Meaning

Isabel is a female name of Spanish origin. It originates as the medieval Spanish form of Elisabeth. Arising in the 12th century, it became popular in England in the 13th century following the marriage of Isabella of Angoulême to the king of England.

From Wikipedia

Isabel first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2006 with 4,009 babies (rank #87 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,820 girls (rank #167). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Isabel

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

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

132,214

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

4,009

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Isabel

Isabel Allendenovelist · b. 1942
Isabel Martínez de Peróndancer · b. 1931
Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazilaristocrat · b. 1846
Isabel of Aragonconsort · b. 1470

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	81	#161
1881	76	#174
1882	72	#194
1883	83	#182
1884	102	#176
1885	102	#185
1886	131	#177
1887	109	#192
1888	144	#187
1889	153	#186
1890	160	#186
1891	150	#189
1892	158	#200
1893	189	#186
1894	241	#168
1895	212	#184
1896	232	#179
1897	210	#188
1898	252	#184
1899	243	#177
1900	286	#185
1901	214	#195
1902	256	#179
1903	257	#180
1904	271	#180
1905	292	#176
1906	317	#169
1907	326	#170
1908	351	#169
1909	356	#169
1910	389	#176
1911	447	#168
1912	556	#175
1913	657	#177
1914	747	#179
1915	943	#177
1916	1,000	#183
1917	931	#198
1918	1,041	#190
1919	957	#196
1920	992	#199
1921	971	#207
1922	888	#218
1923	855	#221
1924	911	#215
1925	900	#212
1926	744	#238
1927	731	#239
1928	651	#248
1929	672	#235
1930	595	#257
1931	561	#258
1932	516	#272
1933	450	#284
1934	430	#300
1935	425	#292
1936	376	#312
1937	399	#310
1938	350	#343
1939	340	#345
1940	328	#360
1941	335	#367
1942	333	#391
1943	356	#387
1944	309	#408
1945	275	#430
1946	353	#410
1947	378	#415
1948	374	#409
1949	394	#402
1950	362	#421
1951	368	#438
1952	419	#411
1953	480	#390
1954	368	#461
1955	450	#417
1956	405	#456
1957	440	#449
1958	359	#507
1959	390	#492
1960	391	#492
1961	366	#511
1962	393	#489
1963	380	#499
1964	389	#494
1965	327	#527
1966	353	#498
1967	352	#505
1968	381	#497
1969	384	#496
1970	415	#483
1971	436	#464
1972	356	#498
1973	352	#494
1974	381	#473
1975	408	#463
1976	411	#464
1977	393	#484
1978	365	#511
1979	424	#481
1980	497	#435
1981	466	#460
1982	487	#442
1983	429	#469
1984	419	#483
1985	516	#426
1986	483	#447
1987	494	#445
1988	558	#419
1989	613	#404
1990	785	#339
1991	801	#330
1992	1,053	#267
1993	1,076	#257
1994	1,131	#244
1995	1,297	#217
1996	1,470	#197
1997	2,259	#141
1998	2,827	#118
1999	3,405	#97
2000	3,447	#94
2001	3,491	#88
2002	3,650	#85
2003	3,853	#83
2004	3,638	#88
2005	3,611	#89
2006	4,009	#87
2007	3,864	#87
2008	3,489	#97
2009	2,986	#110
2010	2,659	#116
2011	2,413	#128
2012	2,383	#135
2013	2,340	#136
2014	2,331	#144
2015	2,176	#149
2016	2,119	#145
2017	2,036	#145
2018	2,068	#139
2019	2,059	#134
2020	1,771	#157
2021	1,916	#146
2022	1,857	#156
2023	1,751	#164
2024	1,820	#167