ISABELLA  

Gender: F
Origin: Spanish and Italian variation of ELIZABETH, Hebrew
Meaning: "pledged to God"

Popularity in 2008: #2

Isabella is a major superstar, now Number 2 on the charts. Isabella has amazing cross-cultural appeal, feeling both modern and traditional, popular among parents ranging from Anglophile to Hispanic. It's more feminine than Isabel, though some might find it a bit ornate. An amazing success story for a name that wasn't even in the Top 1,000 in the 1980s.

People who like Isabella also like:

Amelie, Amelia, Claire, Emma, Grace, Lila, Madeleine, Olivia, Sophia, Sophie, Henry, Jasper, Jackson, Liam, Oliver

Isabella is being discussed in our message boards:

• big family game!
• Best of British - some Telegraph birth announcements
• Help me find a middle name for Sophie-Claire
• New Poll...She'll be here tomorrow!
• Sophie-Claire or Sophie-Jane?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Isabella:

• IRISH NAMES NOW: What's doing in Dublin?
• ELIZABETH: The Name That Has Everything?
• HEROINE NAMES: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part I-Trailblazers
• HAWAIIAN NAMES: Lush and lovely
• WHO ARE THE MOST POPULAR ENGLISH GIRLS?