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Isabelle

Gender
Girl
Say it
IZ-a-bel
Origin
Hebrew
UK rank, 2025
#58 for girls
US rank, 2025
#166 for girls

Classic

Isabelle is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is an oath”. In 2025 it ranked 58th for girls in the UK (843 babies) and 166th for girls in the US (1,825 babies).

What does Isabelle mean?

Hebrew: French form of Isabel

“my God is an oath”

The French form of Isabel, itself a medieval Spanish form of Elizabeth.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Isabelle a girl's or a boy's name?

Isabelle is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 843 girls in the UK and 1,825 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Isabelle in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#58among girls
Babies in 2025
843about 1 in 330 girls
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 42% in five years
Same name in a class
4.2%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 843 girls in the UK were named Isabelle, making it the 58th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 36th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 2,754 girls.

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 14 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Isabelle than any year since 2000.

Half of all the girls named Isabelle in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 1,418 girls in the UK were given Isabelle or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #35, up from #58 for this spelling alone.

Among girls in 2025, it was 54th in England and Wales, 226th in Scotland and 146th in Northern Ireland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2004 (#30), 2014 (#18) and 2024 (#52).

1996Busiest: 2,754 in 20112025
Isabelle in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025843#58
2024866#56
20231,005#51
20221,119#45
20211,335#37
20201,349#36
20191,633#31
20181,730#31
20171,904#27
20162,104#24
20152,154#23
20142,272#22
20132,318#23
20122,639#19
20112,754#20
20102,728#22
20092,577#20
20082,488#23
20072,177#26
20061,958#31
20051,817#33
20041,679#34
20031,230#48
20021,081#55
2001906#62
2000803#73
1999603#98
1998600#98
1997511#110
1996473#106

How popular is Isabelle in the US?

Rank in 2025
#166among girls
Babies in 2025
1,825about 1 in 880 girls
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 27% in five years
Same name in a class
1.6%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 1,825 girls in the US were named Isabelle, making it the 166th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 121st. Its busiest year was 2007, with 4,106 girls.

Half of all the girls named Isabelle in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 3,881 girls in the US were given Isabelle or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #72, up from #166 for this spelling alone.

1880Busiest: 4,106 in 20072025
Isabelle in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20251,825#166
20241,787#171
20231,793#159
20222,108#137
20212,393#117
20202,254#121
20192,506#117
20182,652#113
20173,168#92
20163,039#102
20153,225#94
20143,080#96
20132,762#114
20122,507#126
20112,669#114
20102,899#105
20093,307#100
20083,573#93
20074,106#79
20064,042#84
20053,284#96
20043,100#107
20033,113#110
20023,063#111
20012,943#113
20002,340#144
19991,954#162
19981,592#196
19971,164#251
1996726#370
1995509#487
1994444#546
1993281#739
1992241#828
1991194#965
1990171#1,044
1989139#1,175
1988121#1,229
198792#1,423
198661#1,837
198546#2,221
198462#1,751
198346#2,134
198233#2,770
198147#2,158
198045#2,218
197942#2,273
197838#2,350
197740#2,257
197647#1,912
197552#1,780
197446#1,881
197341#1,979
197257#1,594
197145#1,906
197057#1,637
196957#1,572
196853#1,575
196762#1,399
196672#1,273
196580#1,200
1964104#1,066
196390#1,150
196298#1,101
1961104#1,070
196097#1,091
1959106#1,030
195882#1,172
1957110#988
195688#1,099
195598#1,009
195498#983
1953109#898
1952112#869
1951122#809
1950103#873
1949111#834
1948124#767
1947151#685
1946124#726
1945131#640
1944148#603
1943160#594
1942176#559
1941157#557
1940188#504
1939151#541
1938162#534
1937179#489
1936225#431
1935251#408
1934272#391
1933330#342
1932364#334
1931390#322
1930437#316
1929495#293
1928533#283
1927569#275
1926637#265
1925709#248
1924759#241
1923723#244
1922794#230
1921846#221
1920899#213
1919887#210
1918886#213
1917982#190
1916927#192
1915942#178
1914739#180
1913606#186
1912520#187
1911377#191
1910389#176
1909326#181
1908308#185
1907291#187
1906278#179
1905253#191
1904223#202
1903213#197
1902204#207
1901194#207
1900224#210
1899181#205
1898221#195
1897215#184
1896180#208
1895205#190
1894184#193
1893205#177
1892213#173
1891130#205
1890156#189
1889141#191
1888153#182
1887108#193
1886136#168
1885105#182
1884115#165
188391#175
188281#176
188182#163
188080#163

Nicknames for Isabelle

Names like Isabelle

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Phoebe Eliza Grace Evie Gracie Millie Ella Annabelle Eva Ruby Sophie Amelia

Other spellings of Isabelle

Isabel Isobel Isobelle Isabell Izabelle Izabel Izabele Izabell Izzabelle

Names related to Isabelle

Isabella Isabela Isobella Issabella Ysabelle

More Hebrew names

Noah Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Isabelle: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/isabelle, updated 20 October 2026.