Baby name meaning

Isabella

Pledged to God · Italian origin

Meaning & origin

Isabella is a female name of Italian origin, meaning “Pledged to God”.

How popular is Isabella?

In England & Wales, Isabella ranked #11 among girls' names in 2024, with 1,708 babies given the name, close to its #7 of 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2016, when it reached #6.

In the United States, Isabella was the #7 girls' name in the 2020 data, after peaking at #1 in 2010.

Isabella — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the girls' name Isabella over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,000#10,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #1,243US 1960: #1,528US 1970: #2,095US 1980: #2,620US 1990: #890US 2000: #45US 2010: #1US 2020: #7England & Wales 2024: #11United StatesEngland & Wales
Isabella’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Isabella in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#106441
2000#64796
2005#242,065
2010#123,395
2015#82,876
2016#62,729
2020#82,052
2024#111,708

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