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Isolde

German form of Iseult, appearing in the 13th-century German poem Tristan by Gottfried von Strassburg.

PronunciationGerman /i.ˈzɔl.də/; English /ɪ.ˈsoʊl.də/; English /ɪ.ˈzoʊl.də/; English /ɪ.ˈsoʊld/; English /ɪ.ˈzoʊld/; French /i.zɔld/
Usage languagesArthurian Cycle, Danish, German
US rank (2025)#5,917

Meaning and history

Isolde is the German form of Iseult, known from Gottfried von Strassburg’s 13th-century German poem Tristan. The name gained wider popularity in 1865 when Richard Wagner premiered his opera Tristan und Isolde and also gave the name to his first daughter.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 17 births, rank #7,142
2007: 26 births, rank #5,377
2008: 10 births, rank #10,807
2009: 13 births, rank #8,888
2010: 14 births, rank #8,271
20112011: 19 births, rank #6,564
2012: 22 births, rank #5,895
2013: 9 births, rank #11,000
2014: 22 births, rank #5,797
2015: 21 births, rank #6,036
20162016: 19 births, rank #6,401
2017: 14 births, rank #7,840
2018: 16 births, rank #7,100
2019: 13 births, rank #8,138
2020: 12 births, rank #8,406
20212021: 17 births, rank #6,691
2022: 15 births, rank #7,281
2023: 23 births, rank #5,390
2024: 14 births, rank #7,594
20252025: 20 births, rank #5,917

In 2025, 20 babies were recorded with the name Isolde, ranking #5,917 among girls.