Ishbel
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Scottish
Ishbel is a girls' name of Scottish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ishbel mean?
Scottish
A female given name from Scottish Gaelic.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Ishbel a girl's or a boy's name?
Ishbel is a girls' name.
How popular is Ishbel in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 15 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ishbel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Ishbel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 2 | #7,489 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,805 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 2 | #7,238 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,848 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 9 | #2,360 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,949 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,492 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,475 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,723 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,653 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,466 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
Names like Ishbel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ellie Molly Lucy Sophie Jasmine Anna Chloe Hannah Emma Charlotte Holly Leah
Names related to Ishbel
More Scottish names
Isla Finley Logan Arabella Cameron Bonnie Paisley Brody Carson Maxwell Brodie Finlay Blair Lennox Skye Knox
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ishbel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ishbel, updated 20 October 2026.