Isabell

Primarily a girl's name · 100% 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

Isabell 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 388 babies (rank #724 that year). In 2024 it was given to 80 girls (rank #2,310). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Isabell

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

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.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.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

15,189

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

388

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Isabell

Isabell Werthdressage rider · b. 1969
Isabell Herlovsenassociation football player · b. 1988

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	22	#343
1881	22	#352
1882	22	#380
1883	25	#366
1884	35	#334
1885	39	#325
1886	41	#334
1887	35	#364
1888	46	#353
1889	58	#322
1890	51	#358
1891	41	#390
1892	53	#366
1893	56	#361
1894	60	#360
1895	61	#358
1896	58	#374
1897	64	#367
1898	87	#334
1899	73	#350
1900	92	#350
1901	70	#361
1902	81	#356
1903	99	#314
1904	73	#386
1905	100	#340
1906	84	#371
1907	88	#375
1908	104	#353
1909	105	#353
1910	129	#351
1911	120	#369
1912	160	#364
1913	151	#395
1914	210	#365
1915	249	#384
1916	220	#422
1917	293	#369
1918	281	#391
1919	274	#391
1920	249	#423
1921	271	#411
1922	233	#446
1923	234	#445
1924	282	#412
1925	237	#450
1926	221	#467
1927	208	#484
1928	172	#532
1929	181	#501
1930	171	#514
1931	126	#590
1932	139	#553
1933	117	#601
1934	96	#683
1935	101	#655
1936	106	#641
1937	95	#701
1938	87	#740
1939	96	#697
1940	77	#812
1941	75	#842
1942	75	#908
1943	74	#904
1944	66	#957
1945	51	#1,103
1946	57	#1,123
1947	77	#1,009
1948	57	#1,200
1949	68	#1,093
1950	62	#1,177
1951	60	#1,207
1952	54	#1,305
1953	63	#1,220
1954	54	#1,370
1955	61	#1,296
1956	57	#1,389
1957	49	#1,536
1958	44	#1,611
1959	33	#1,961
1960	34	#1,957
1961	30	#2,170
1962	42	#1,766
1963	46	#1,695
1964	42	#1,818
1965	18	#2,972
1966	25	#2,426
1967	9	#4,745
1968	17	#3,228
1969	10	#4,832
1970	18	#3,485
1971	25	#2,826
1972	21	#3,105
1973	21	#3,159
1974	22	#3,142
1975	15	#4,223
1976	13	#4,718
1977	15	#4,501
1978	17	#4,138
1979	13	#5,205
1980	21	#3,763
1981	14	#5,066
1982	22	#3,693
1983	16	#4,543
1984	13	#5,317
1985	22	#3,768
1986	10	#6,781
1987	20	#4,177
1988	26	#3,628
1989	19	#4,735
1990	15	#5,937
1991	22	#4,553
1992	25	#4,131
1993	32	#3,452
1994	37	#3,125
1995	33	#3,380
1996	49	#2,568
1997	93	#1,690
1998	117	#1,462
1999	174	#1,132
2000	162	#1,226
2001	193	#1,097
2002	243	#919
2003	260	#915
2004	287	#856
2005	281	#894
2006	388	#724
2007	363	#794
2008	366	#796
2009	341	#826
2010	324	#830
2011	261	#981
2012	228	#1,086
2013	210	#1,145
2014	198	#1,233
2015	187	#1,288
2016	159	#1,449
2017	150	#1,485
2018	145	#1,507
2019	115	#1,777
2020	123	#1,668
2021	135	#1,556
2022	106	#1,901
2023	78	#2,341
2024	80	#2,310