Girl's name
Isabella
Say it iz-uh-BEL-uh
Hebrew origin from Isabel, my God is an oath
4 syllables
Where Isabella is loved, common and rare
Loved in England and Wales and one more place. Common across Ontario, five German cities, British Columbia and 14 more places. Rare in Switzerland, Quebec, Sweden and four more places.
1 in 146 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
England and Wales 10thOntario 16thBritish Columbia 20th
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Every place
In 30 of the 40 official lists, among them England and Wales (10th), Ontario (16th) and British Columbia (20th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 10th 2025 | 1,690 | 1 in 150 |
| New Zealand | 15th 2025 | 118 | rank only |
| Ontario province | 16th 2024 | 307 | about 1 in 177 |
| New South Wales state | 17th 2025 | 237 | rank only |
| Queensland state | 18th 2025 | 154 | rank only |
| Victoria state | 20th 2025 | 199 | rank only |
| British Columbia province | 20th 2023 | 75 | about 1 in 159 |
| South Australia state | 24th 2025 | 47 | rank only |
| Northern Ireland | 30th 2025 | 50 | 1 in 146 |
| Scotland | 31st 2025 | 114 | 1 in 157 |
| Munich city | 35th 2025 | 34 | about 1 in 123 |
| Austria | 38th 2025 | 191 | 1 in 187 |
| Berlin city | 46th 2023 | 55 | about 1 in 264 |
| Ireland | 48th 2025 | 99 | 1 in 213 |
| The Netherlands | 59th 2025 | 222 | about 1 in 275 |
| Spain | 64th 2024 | 399 | rank only |
| Catalonia region | 68th 2025 | 65 | 1 in 296 |
| Italy | 69th 2024 | 567 | 1 in 316 |
| Cologne city | 94th 2023 | 14 | about 1 in 439 |
| Switzerland | 103rd 2025 | 68 | 1 in 500 |
| Quebec province | 106th 2025 | 54 | about 1 in 482 |
| Sweden | 108th 2025 | 93 | about 1 in 432 |
| Norway | 121st 2025 | 46 | 1 in 474 |
| Slovenia | 140th 2025 | 11 | about 1 in 601 |
| Poland | 321st 2025 | 13 | 1 in 9,214 |
| France | 632nd 2025 | 65 | 1 in 4,412 |
| Argentina | 1st 2024 | 8,347 | rank only |
| Bonn city | 17th 2025 | 20 | about 1 in 151 |
| Denmark | 23rd 2025 | 224 | rank only |
| Leipzig city | 77th 2025 | 7 | about 1 in 375 |
Rare, below the listed names: Rostock, Hungary and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), SmartStart (New Zealand); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages (Data.NSW) (New South Wales); Queensland Registry of BDM (Qld Open Data Portal) (Queensland); Registry of BDM Victoria (DataVic) (Victoria); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); SA Attorney-General's Department, Births, Deaths and Marriages (data.sa.gov.au) (South Australia); NISRA (Northern Ireland); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Landeshauptstadt München, Statistisches Amt (opendata.muenchen.de) (Munich); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) (Spain); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); Statistični urad Republike Slovenije (SURS), SiStat (Slovenia); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); RENAPER, Dirección Nacional de Población (datos.gob.ar) (Argentina); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn); Statistics Denmark (DST) (Denmark); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig). How we count, and every source
About the name
Isabella is the Latinate and Italian form of Isabel, and it carries that name's Hebrew meaning, 'my God is an oath'. Elisabeth and Elizabeth belong to the same family.
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Four syllables, iz-uh-BEL-uh, give it a musical, rolling rhythm, and Bella is the obvious short form. Isabel and Isabelle are shorter relatives, and Izabela and Isabell are variant spellings.
Isabella is the top girls' name in Argentina and a top-ten name in England and Wales, and it ranks high in New Zealand and Ontario. The Ontario and British Columbia records place its peak in 2010, and it is rising in twice as many places as it is falling, so it remains a strong international choice.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- iz-uh-BEL-uh, 4 syllables
- Meaning
- from Isabel,
my God is an oath
- Origin
- Hebrew
Counted together here: Ísabella.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 8 of 29 regions, falling in 4.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| Scotland | 34 | 35 | 41 | 32 | 39 | 32 | 38 | 38 | 50 | 31 |
| Northern Ireland | 38 | 35 | 34 | 27 | 51 | 55 | 38 | 39 | 44 | 30 |
| Ireland | 62 | 48 | 41 | 52 | 50 | 55 | 45 | 44 | 55 | 48 |
| Ontario | 10 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | |
| British Columbia | 16 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 20 | ||
| Nova Scotia | 18 | 17 | 11 | 17 | ||||||
| New South Wales | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 17 |
| Victoria | 18 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
| Queensland | 14 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 18 |
| South Australia | 19 | 22 | 37 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 24 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 15 |
| Quebec | 109 | 96 | 89 | 84 | 161 | 110 | 164 | 99 | 112 | 106 |
| France | 921 | 776 | 737 | 801 | 738 | 695 | 737 | 745 | 669 | 632 |
| The Netherlands | 62 | 58 | 49 | 65 | 60 | 52 | 53 | 48 | 59 | |
| Austria | 32 | 36 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 51 | 43 | 30 | 33 | 38 |
| Switzerland | 147 | 138 | 130 | 120 | 159 | 119 | 151 | 114 | 178 | 103 |
| Berlin | 52 | 50 | 45 | 49 | 66 | 56 | 60 | 46 | ||
| Munich | 37 | 25 | 41 | 28 | 38 | 49 | 34 | 41 | 16 | 35 |
| Cologne | 45 | 57 | 47 | 71 | 72 | 77 | 44 | 94 | ||
| Bonn | 73 | 58 | 36 | 21 | 45 | 38 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 17 |
| Leipzig | 92 | 113 | 57 | 131 | 134 | 58 | 61 | 38 | 92 | 77 |
| Rostock | 75 | 37 | 134 | 97 | 90 | 76 | 82 | 47 | 68 | |
| Norway | 69 | 68 | 85 | 76 | 85 | 106 | 96 | 96 | 103 | 121 |
| Sweden | 38 | 48 | 54 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 86 | 83 | 108 |
| Denmark | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
| Iceland | 23 | 23 | ||||||||
| Spain | 96 | 99 | 91 | 94 | 81 | 78 | 64 | |||
| Catalonia | 124 | 136 | 112 | 108 | 96 | 132 | 109 | 103 | 71 | 68 |
| Italy | 60 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 72 | 64 | 68 | 69 | |
| Poland | 186 | 198 | 256 | 261 | 288 | 296 | 312 | 236 | 252 | 321 |
| Slovenia | 114 | 121 | 119 | 126 | 118 | 119 | 108 | 112 | 102 | 140 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 1,690 | 667.2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1,708 | 662.1 |
| 2023 | 10 | 1,795 | 699.6 |
| 2022 | 9 | 1,927 | 731.3 |
| 2021 | 13 | 2,010 | 733.5 |
| 2020 | 8 | 2,052 | 764.5 |
| 2019 | 6 | 2,398 | 856.3 |
| 2018 | 7 | 2,369 | 821.8 |
| 2017 | 6 | 2,627 | 878.3 |
| 2016 | 6 | 2,729 | 888.5 |
| 2015 | 8 | 2,876 | 934.0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 3,022 | 985.4 |
| 2013 | 8 | 3,246 | 1,052.3 |
| 2012 | 10 | 3,358 | 1,042.7 |
| 2011 | 10 | 3,464 | 1,078.1 |
| 2010 | 12 | 3,395 | 1,057.5 |
| 2009 | 15 | 2,607 | 831.9 |
| 2008 | 18 | 2,424 | 767.7 |
| 2007 | 19 | 2,364 | 772.2 |
| 2006 | 20 | 2,306 | 770.6 |
| 2005 | 24 | 2,065 | 716.4 |
| 2004 | 34 | 1,555 | 544.0 |
| 2003 | 37 | 1,350 | 484.4 |
| 2002 | 50 | 1,041 | 389.4 |
| 2001 | 54 | 950 | 354.5 |
| 2000 | 64 | 796 | 291.4 |
| 1999 | 57 | 883 | 313.5 |
| 1998 | 90 | 594 | 205.4 |
| 1997 | 107 | 470 | 160.3 |
| 1996 | 106 | 441 | 149.0 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
Ontario and British Columbia since 1925
Half of the babies named Isabella in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 2010. First recorded in 1925. Her peak year there: 2010, at 1,431.6 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Isabella per 100,000 girls born in Ontario and British Columbia, by five-year period. Her 2010 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (1917-2024), OGL-Ontario; BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (1924-2023), OGL-BC.
Sister names for Isabella
1 in 132 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Isabella.
1 in 228 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Isabella.
1 in 108 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Isabella.
1 in 126 in Ireland
1 in 347 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Isabella.
1 in 208 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Isabella.
1 in 347 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Isabella.
1 in 190 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Isabella.
1 in 99 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Isabella.
Similar forms, not dealt separately: Sofia and Sophie.
1 in 70 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Isabella.
Middle names for Isabella
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Isabella Charlotte
4-2 beats · initials IC
Changes the beat after Isabella: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 86 in Ireland
Isabella Sophie
4-2 beats · initials IS
Changes the beat after Isabella: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Isabella Grace
4-1 beats · initials IG
Changes the beat after Isabella: 4 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Isabella Maria
4-3 beats · initials IM
Changes the beat after Isabella: 4 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 102 in Ireland
Isabella Mia
4-2 beats · initials IM
Changes the beat after Isabella: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 132 in Northern Ireland
Isabella Ruby
4-2 beats · initials IR
Changes the beat after Isabella: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Isabella Rose
4-1 beats · initials IR
Changes the beat after Isabella: 4 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Isabella Emily
4-3 beats · initials IE · Isabella slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Isabella: 4 syllables, then 3 syllables. Isabella slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Same style as Isabella
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 109 in Scotland
95% alike: moves with Isabella across countries and decades.
1 in 70 in Ireland
95% alike: moves with Isabella across countries and decades.
1 in 99 in Scotland
95% alike: moves with Isabella across countries and decades.
1 in 347 in Northern Ireland
95% alike: moves with Isabella across countries and decades.
1 in 126 in Ireland
95% alike: moves with Isabella across countries and decades.
1 in 88 in Scotland
95% alike: moves with Isabella across countries and decades.
1 in 71 in Scotland
94% alike: moves with Isabella across countries and decades.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
94% alike: moves with Isabella across countries and decades.
Famous people named Isabella
Isabella Rossellini, Isabella of Austria, Isabella d'Este, Isabella Bird, Isabella Beeton, Isabella Karle, Isabella di Morra and Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan.
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Italian-American actress (born 1952)
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Queen consort of Denmark, Norway and Sweden; (1501-1526)
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Italian noble (1474-1539)
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British traveler, writer, photographer and naturalist (1831–1904)
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British journalist, editor, publisher, and writer 1836 to 1865
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American physical chemist (1921–2017)
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Italian poet 1520 to 1546
Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan
Italian duchess of Milan (1470-1524)
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Isabella
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Isabella?
Her best rank is No. 1 in Argentina in 2024. She is in the published lists of 30 of our 40 regions.
What does Isabella mean?
Isabella takes her meaning from Isabel: "my God is an oath", per Wiktionary.
How do you pronounce Isabella?
iz-uh-BEL-uh, with 4 syllables.
Is Isabella getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 8 of 29 regions, falling in 4.
Which sister names go with Isabella?
The deck's top five sisters for Isabella: Maya, Eva, Ava, Hannah and Abigail. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.