Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: ItalianIsabella 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
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.
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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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 50 | #215 |
| 1881 | 50 | #218 |
| 1882 | 44 | #263 |
| 1883 | 54 | #245 |
| 1884 | 76 | #216 |
| 1885 | 48 | #291 |
| 1886 | 80 | #229 |
| 1887 | 58 | #280 |
| 1888 | 63 | #299 |
| 1889 | 80 | #263 |
| 1890 | 91 | #263 |
| 1891 | 79 | #279 |
| 1892 | 88 | #285 |
| 1893 | 109 | #252 |
| 1894 | 92 | #288 |
| 1895 | 90 | #306 |
| 1896 | 88 | #311 |
| 1897 | 86 | #314 |
| 1898 | 86 | #336 |
| 1899 | 94 | #306 |
| 1900 | 128 | #290 |
| 1901 | 92 | #315 |
| 1902 | 84 | #346 |
| 1903 | 96 | #317 |
| 1904 | 88 | #348 |
| 1905 | 105 | #329 |
| 1906 | 110 | #320 |
| 1907 | 126 | #310 |
| 1908 | 112 | #336 |
| 1909 | 97 | #375 |
| 1910 | 151 | #312 |
| 1911 | 129 | #353 |
| 1912 | 161 | #362 |
| 1913 | 165 | #375 |
| 1914 | 187 | #389 |
| 1915 | 242 | #387 |
| 1916 | 246 | #401 |
| 1917 | 237 | #410 |
| 1918 | 254 | #411 |
| 1919 | 274 | #392 |
| 1920 | 252 | #420 |
| 1921 | 236 | #449 |
| 1922 | 241 | #429 |
| 1923 | 228 | #454 |
| 1924 | 231 | #458 |
| 1925 | 205 | #489 |
| 1926 | 187 | #511 |
| 1927 | 182 | #523 |
| 1928 | 178 | #519 |
| 1929 | 155 | #549 |
| 1930 | 142 | #572 |
| 1931 | 139 | #556 |
| 1932 | 128 | #581 |
| 1933 | 116 | #603 |
| 1934 | 90 | #704 |
| 1935 | 93 | #695 |
| 1936 | 80 | #751 |
| 1937 | 105 | #664 |
| 1938 | 100 | #689 |
| 1939 | 86 | #737 |
| 1940 | 76 | #818 |
| 1941 | 96 | #722 |
| 1942 | 72 | #922 |
| 1943 | 90 | #818 |
| 1944 | 75 | #884 |
| 1945 | 64 | #969 |
| 1946 | 74 | #971 |
| 1947 | 82 | #977 |
| 1948 | 77 | #996 |
| 1949 | 68 | #1,094 |
| 1950 | 55 | #1,243 |
| 1951 | 65 | #1,164 |
| 1952 | 63 | #1,200 |
| 1953 | 63 | #1,221 |
| 1954 | 53 | #1,383 |
| 1955 | 61 | #1,297 |
| 1956 | 64 | #1,303 |
| 1957 | 65 | #1,319 |
| 1958 | 53 | #1,474 |
| 1959 | 48 | #1,573 |
| 1960 | 54 | #1,511 |
| 1961 | 52 | #1,570 |
| 1962 | 47 | #1,658 |
| 1963 | 50 | #1,604 |
| 1964 | 46 | #1,713 |
| 1965 | 39 | #1,837 |
| 1966 | 45 | #1,679 |
| 1967 | 43 | #1,767 |
| 1968 | 23 | #2,659 |
| 1969 | 30 | #2,368 |
| 1970 | 39 | #2,095 |
| 1971 | 42 | #2,014 |
| 1972 | 32 | #2,330 |
| 1973 | 32 | #2,372 |
| 1974 | 28 | #2,637 |
| 1975 | 31 | #2,533 |
| 1976 | 23 | #3,129 |
| 1977 | 24 | #3,211 |
| 1978 | 27 | #2,964 |
| 1979 | 22 | #3,581 |
| 1980 | 36 | #2,619 |
| 1981 | 39 | #2,460 |
| 1982 | 35 | #2,662 |
| 1983 | 31 | #2,805 |
| 1984 | 35 | #2,641 |
| 1985 | 35 | #2,722 |
| 1986 | 60 | #1,870 |
| 1987 | 75 | #1,636 |
| 1988 | 81 | #1,608 |
| 1989 | 139 | #1,178 |
| 1990 | 217 | #890 |
| 1991 | 305 | #699 |
| 1992 | 508 | #488 |
| 1993 | 830 | #319 |
| 1994 | 1,277 | #222 |
| 1995 | 1,739 | #174 |
| 1996 | 2,112 | #151 |
| 1997 | 2,862 | #114 |
| 1998 | 3,851 | #84 |
| 1999 | 5,060 | #60 |
| 2000 | 6,242 | #45 |
| 2001 | 8,835 | #28 |
| 2002 | 12,171 | #14 |
| 2003 | 13,781 | #12 |
| 2004 | 15,021 | #7 |
| 2005 | 15,198 | #6 |
| 2006 | 18,231 | #4 |
| 2007 | 19,143 | #2 |
| 2008 | 18,628 | #2 |
| 2009 | 22,319 | #1 |
| 2010 | 22,935 | #1 |
| 2011 | 19,930 | #2 |
| 2012 | 19,134 | #3 |
| 2013 | 17,679 | #4 |
| 2014 | 17,133 | #4 |
| 2015 | 15,661 | #5 |
| 2016 | 14,861 | #5 |
| 2017 | 15,254 | #4 |
| 2018 | 14,568 | #4 |
| 2019 | 13,404 | #5 |
| 2020 | 12,217 | #7 |
| 2021 | 11,297 | #7 |
| 2022 | 11,747 | #6 |
| 2023 | 10,853 | #7 |
| 2024 | 10,770 | #7 |
