Girl nameCurrently #170 in the USFalling
Isabelle
IZ-uh-bel//ˈɪzəbɛl//
3 syllablesPeak year: 20078 lettersStarts with I
Meaning & origin
God is my oath
Isabelle is the French form of Isabella, sharing its Hebrew roots with Elizabeth and meaning 'God is my oath'. Slightly softer and more streamlined than Isabella, it has remained consistently popular across the English-speaking world.
Isabelle's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Isabelle |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 80 |
| 1881 | 82 |
| 1882 | 81 |
| 1883 | 91 |
| 1884 | 115 |
| 1885 | 105 |
| 1886 | 136 |
| 1887 | 108 |
| 1888 | 153 |
| 1889 | 141 |
| 1890 | 156 |
| 1891 | 130 |
| 1892 | 213 |
| 1893 | 205 |
| 1894 | 184 |
| 1895 | 205 |
| 1896 | 180 |
| 1897 | 215 |
| 1898 | 221 |
| 1899 | 181 |
| 1900 | 224 |
| 1901 | 194 |
| 1902 | 204 |
| 1903 | 213 |
| 1904 | 223 |
| 1905 | 253 |
| 1906 | 278 |
| 1907 | 291 |
| 1908 | 308 |
| 1909 | 326 |
| 1910 | 389 |
| 1911 | 377 |
| 1912 | 520 |
| 1913 | 606 |
| 1914 | 739 |
| 1915 | 942 |
| 1916 | 927 |
| 1917 | 982 |
| 1918 | 886 |
| 1919 | 887 |
| 1920 | 899 |
| 1921 | 846 |
| 1922 | 794 |
| 1923 | 723 |
| 1924 | 759 |
| 1925 | 709 |
| 1926 | 637 |
| 1927 | 569 |
| 1928 | 533 |
| 1929 | 495 |
| 1930 | 437 |
| 1931 | 390 |
| 1932 | 364 |
| 1933 | 330 |
| 1934 | 272 |
| 1935 | 251 |
| 1936 | 225 |
| 1937 | 179 |
| 1938 | 162 |
| 1939 | 151 |
| 1940 | 188 |
| 1941 | 157 |
| 1942 | 176 |
| 1943 | 160 |
| 1944 | 148 |
| 1945 | 131 |
| 1946 | 124 |
| 1947 | 151 |
| 1948 | 124 |
| 1949 | 111 |
| 1950 | 103 |
| 1951 | 122 |
| 1952 | 112 |
| 1953 | 109 |
| 1954 | 98 |
| 1955 | 98 |
| 1956 | 88 |
| 1957 | 110 |
| 1958 | 82 |
| 1959 | 106 |
| 1960 | 97 |
| 1961 | 104 |
| 1962 | 98 |
| 1963 | 90 |
| 1964 | 104 |
| 1965 | 80 |
| 1966 | 73 |
| 1967 | 62 |
| 1968 | 53 |
| 1969 | 57 |
| 1970 | 57 |
| 1971 | 45 |
| 1972 | 57 |
| 1973 | 41 |
| 1974 | 46 |
| 1975 | 52 |
| 1976 | 47 |
| 1977 | 40 |
| 1978 | 38 |
| 1979 | 42 |
| 1980 | 46 |
| 1981 | 47 |
| 1982 | 33 |
| 1983 | 46 |
| 1984 | 62 |
| 1985 | 46 |
| 1986 | 61 |
| 1987 | 92 |
| 1988 | 121 |
| 1989 | 139 |
| 1990 | 171 |
| 1991 | 194 |
| 1992 | 241 |
| 1993 | 281 |
| 1994 | 444 |
| 1995 | 509 |
| 1996 | 726 |
| 1997 | 1,164 |
| 1998 | 1,592 |
| 1999 | 1,954 |
| 2000 | 2,340 |
| 2001 | 2,943 |
| 2002 | 3,063 |
| 2003 | 3,113 |
| 2004 | 3,108 |
| 2005 | 3,284 |
| 2006 | 4,048 |
| 2007 | 4,105 |
| 2008 | 3,578 |
| 2009 | 3,306 |
| 2010 | 2,898 |
| 2011 | 2,669 |
| 2012 | 2,507 |
| 2013 | 2,762 |
| 2014 | 3,080 |
| 2015 | 3,224 |
| 2016 | 3,038 |
| 2017 | 3,168 |
| 2018 | 2,652 |
| 2019 | 2,505 |
| 2020 | 2,253 |
| 2021 | 2,392 |
| 2022 | 2,106 |
| 2023 | 1,792 |
| 2024 | 1,778 |
Isabelle through the decades
- Isabelle peaked in 2007, when 4,105 babies were named Isabelle in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Isabelle has fallen 23% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Isabelle currently ranks #170 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
IzzyBelle
Variants & spellings
IsabellaIsabel