Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Isabel

Gender

Female

Origin

Hebrew
Devoted to God
English
Variation of Elizabeth. My God is bountiful;God of plenty.
Latin
My God is bountiful; God of plenty
Spanish
Devoted to God, God's promise

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Isabel

Pronunciation

i-sa-bel

Famous People

Designer Isabel Marant, Actress Isabel Lucas

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Annette Bening and Warren Beatty, Daughter of Angela Kinsey, Daughter of Stanley Tucci

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1927 (rank #1129, 40 births); most recent 2022 (rank #12323, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #87, 4,008 births); most recent 2025 (rank #176, 1,746 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–1,746
2024–1,820
2023–1,751
202251,857
2021–1,916
2020–1,771
201952,059
2018–2,068
2017–2,036
201652,119

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #45, 1,281 births); most recent 2025 (rank #184, 271 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025271
2024294
2023341
2022333
2021374
2020366
2019351
2018381
2017450
2016514

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1972 (rank #165, 304 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1711, 18 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202318
202217
202112
202019
201920
201815
201723
201618
201520
201418

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #59, 124 births); most recent 2025 (rank #127, 37 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202537
202451
202353
202249
202149
202037
201964
201860
201754
201660

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1974 (rank #196, 20 births); most recent 2025 (rank #211, 18 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202518
20247
20236
202211
202110
20205
201911
20188
201718
20168

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #180, 11 births); most recent 2025 (rank #259, 6 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20256
20246
20234
20224
20215
20204
20196
2018–
20178
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #74, 42 births); most recent 2023 (rank #132, 22 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202322
202230
202127
202023
201926
201824
201732
201634
201518
201426

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence