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 1996 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2011 with 3,464 babies (rank #10 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,708 girls (rank #11). 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.

58,822

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

3,464

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

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	441	#106
1997	470	#107
1998	594	#90
1999	883	#57
2000	796	#64
2001	950	#54
2002	1,041	#50
2003	1,350	#37
2004	1,555	#34
2005	2,065	#24
2006	2,306	#20
2007	2,364	#19
2008	2,424	#18
2009	2,607	#15
2010	3,395	#12
2011	3,464	#10
2012	3,358	#10
2013	3,246	#8
2014	3,022	#7
2015	2,876	#8
2016	2,729	#6
2017	2,627	#6
2018	2,369	#7
2019	2,398	#6
2020	2,052	#8
2021	2,010	#13
2022	1,927	#9
2023	1,795	#10
2024	1,708	#11