Meaning and history
Latinate form of Isabel. The name was borne by many medieval royals, including queens consort of England, France, Portugal, the Holy Roman Empire, and Hungary, as well as the powerful ruling queen Isabella of Castile, properly called Isabel. In the United States, this form was much less common than Isabel until the early 1990s, when it began rising rapidly in popularity and reached its peak in 2009 and 2010, when it was the most popular name for girls in America. A famous bearer is the Italian actress Isabella Rossellini (1952-).
20062006: 18,231 births, rank #4
2007: 19,143 births, rank #2
2008: 18,629 births, rank #2
2009: 22,321 births, rank #1
2010: 22,936 births, rank #1
20112011: 19,931 births, rank #2
2012: 19,138 births, rank #3
2013: 17,689 births, rank #4
2014: 17,136 births, rank #4
2015: 15,667 births, rank #5
20162016: 14,863 births, rank #5
2017: 15,263 births, rank #4
2018: 14,575 births, rank #4
2019: 13,407 births, rank #5
2020: 12,226 births, rank #7
20212021: 11,309 births, rank #7
2022: 11,761 births, rank #6
2023: 10,871 births, rank #7
2024: 10,810 births, rank #7
20252025: 10,666 births, rank #7
Isabella climbed to #1 for girls from 2009 through 2010. It has nevertheless remained in the top 10 through 2025, when it ranked #7. Its highest annual birth count came in 2010, with 22,936 births.