Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Isabella

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown
Italian
Variation of Elizabeth
Spanish

Syllables

4

Themes

  • Arthurian Legend
  • Shakespearean

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Isabella

Famous People

Model Isabella Rossellini

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Matt Damon, Daughter of Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise, Daughter of Lorenzo Lamas and Shauna Sand, Daughter of Lori Loughlin, Daughter of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Daughter of Josh Gad

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #2315, 49 births); most recent 2024 (rank #9864, 7 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #1, 22,890 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7, 10,666 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–10,666
2024710,770
2023810,853
20221311,747
2021911,297
20201212,217
20191613,404
20181514,568
20171215,254
20161214,861

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 2011 (rank #10, 3,464 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10, 1,690 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20251,690
20241,708
20231,795
20221,927
20212,010
20202,052
20192,398
20182,369
20172,627
20162,729

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 2014 (rank #674, 80 births); most recent 2023 (rank #735, 56 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202356
202260
202166
202061
201953
201865
201766
201651
201554
201480

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 2011 (rank #51, 154 births); most recent 2025 (rank #48, 99 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202599
202499
2023118
2022125
2021106
2020104
2019114
2018127
2017130
2016103

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 2011 (rank #39, 143 births); most recent 2025 (rank #31, 114 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025114
202479
2023101
2022104
2021121
2020102
2019126
2018114
2017133
2016126

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 #33, 80 births); most recent 2025 (rank #30, 50 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202550
202439
202347
202249
202141
202042
201968
201863
201756
201656

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 2009 (rank #7, 187 births); most recent 2023 (rank #20, 75 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202375
202299
202197
202087
201995
2018104
2017116
2016113
2015128
2014112

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