Isabella
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Isabella
Isabella has been a Top 10 name for girls in the US for two decades now. The Latinate form of Isabel, a variation of Elizabeth which originally derived from the Hebrew name Elisheba, Isabella reigned as Number 1 in 2009 and 2010.
Isabella, which feels both modern and traditional, has incredible cross-cultural appeal to parents from a range of religious and ethnic backgrounds. It's feminine but also substantial, with a long history as a royal and classic name comfortable on the international stage.
Isabella is of course wildly popular in both the English and Spanish speaking worlds, but it also ranks among the Top 100 girls' names in a wide range of western countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, and Scandinavia.
Isabella's success is due at least in part to the 'Twilight' effect and lead character Isabella 'Bella' Swan. Some parents choose it to get to the short form Bella, while others prefer to use the irreverent Izzy or Issy, while still others insist on using it in its full four-syllable glory.
Variations Isabelle and Isabel are also popular, with the Scottish spelling Isobel another possibility. Newer alternatives include Sabella and Isabetta.
Isabella is familiar through various European queens, including the Queen of Spain who funded Christopher Columbus, and was used by Shakespeare in Measure for Measure.
Isabella is also given to boys.
Pronounced iz-uh-BEL-uh.
As of October 2026, Isabella ranked #7 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1 in 2009, Nameberry popularity #134.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4 | 17,133 | #4,444 | 22 |
| 2015 | #5 | 15,661 | #4,606 | 21 |
| 2016 | #5 | 14,861 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #4 | 15,254 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #4 | 14,568 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #5 | 13,404 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #7 | 12,217 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #7 | 11,297 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #6 | 11,747 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #7 | 10,853 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #7 | 10,770 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #7 | 10,666 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Isabella on lists
Famous Isabellas
- Isabella IGirl
Queen of Castile
- Isabella II (born María Isabel Luisa de Borbón y BorbónGirl
Dos Sicilias), Queen of Spain
- Isabella of FranceGirl
Queen consort of Edward II of England
- Isabella Clara EugeniaGirl
Infanta of Spain, ruler of the Spanish Netherlands, daughter of Philip II of Spain
- Isabella of AngoulemeGirl
Queen consort of John of England
- Isabella of PortugalGirl
Holy Roman Empress consort of Charles V
- Isabella of PortugalGirl
Queen consort of John II of Castile; mother of Isabella I of Castile
- Isabella of AragonGirl
Queen consort of Manuel I of Portugal
- Isabella of AragonGirl
Queen consort of Philip III of France
- Isabella of AragonGirl
Queen consort of Frederick the Fair of Germany
- Isabella of AustriaGirl
Queen consort of Christian II of Denmark, Sweden and Norway
- Isabella I and IIGirl
Queens of Jerusalem
- Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna RosselliniGirl
Italian actress, daughter of actress Ingrid Bergman
- Isabella AcresGirl
American actress
- Isabella BoylstonGirl
American ballerina
- Isabella TobiasGirl
American,born Israeli ice dancer
- Isabella Delves Broughton BlowGirl
English magazine editor
- Isabella Khair 'Bella' HadidGirl
American model and TV personality
- Isabella Stewart GardnerGirl
American art collector and socialite
- Isabella Mary BeetonGirl
English cookbook author
- Isabella of ArmeniaGirl
Princess of Tyre, daughter of Leo II of Armenia
- Isabella of SavoyGirl
Hereditary Princess of Modena
- Isabella Maria Luisa Antonietta Ferdinanda Giuseppina Saveria Domenica GiovannaGirl
Princess of Parma; granddaughter of Philip V of Spain
- IsabellaGirl
Princess of Bavaria (Marie Elisabeth Luise Amalie Elvire Blanche Eleonore), Duchess of Genoa
- Isabella Hedwig Franziska NatalieGirl
Princess of Croÿ
- Isabella Antonie Eleonore Natalie KlementineGirl
Princess of Croÿ
- Isabella D'EsteGirl
Marchesa of Mantua and Renaissance woman
- Isabella Amaryllis Charlotte AnstrutherGirl
Gough,Calthorpe, English model/actress
- Isabella Kai RiceGirl
American child actress
- Isabella "Bella" Loggins (b. 1991)Girl
daughter of singer Kenny Loggins
- Isabella Jane "Bella" Cruise (b. 1992)Girl
daughter of actors Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman
- Isabella AnastasioGirl
daughter of musician Trey Anastasio of Phish
- Isabella Patricia Phillips (b. 1997)Girl
daughter of actor Lou Diamond Phillips
- Isabella Rack Giannulli (b. 1998)Girl
daughter of actress Lori Loughlin
- Isabella 'Bella' Wallington (b. 1999)Girl
daughter of actress Tina Hobley and Steve Wallington
- Isabella Lily Juliana van Vollenhoven (b. 2002)Girl
daughter of Prince Bernhard of Orange,Nassau
- Isabella Justice Hartley (b. 2004)Girl
daughter of actors Justin and Lindsay Hartley
- Isabella Claire Lachey (b. 2006)Girl
daughter of singer Drew Lachey
- Isabella Damon (b. 2006)Girl
daughter of actor Matt Damon
- Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe (b. 2007)Girl
Princess of Denmark; daughter of Crown Prince Frederik
- Isabella Sophia Gracin (b. 2008)Girl
daughter of country music singer Josh Gracin
- Isabella Amora Watson (b. 2009)Girl
daughter of actress Jennifer Freeman and basketball player Earl Watson
- Isabella Brandie Lilja Foreman (adopted 2009)Girl
daughter of boxer George Foreman
- Isabella Orozco (Blázquez) (b. 2010)Girl
daughter of singer Fey and Alonso Orozco
- Isabella BareGirl
daughter of singer Bobby Bare, Jr.
- Isabella Mary (b. 2010)Girl
daughter of singer Eliza Carthy
- Isabella Anthonette Jacobs (b. 2011)Girl
daughter of TV weather forecasters Rose and Steven Jacobs
- Isabella Kathryn Coben (b. 2011)Girl
daughter of actress Jane Leeves and Marshall Coben
- Isabella Celico Leite (b. 2011)Girl
daughter of Caroline Celico and footballer Kaká
- Isabella Viking Alt (b. 2012)Girl
daughter of DJ and actress Caroline D'Amore and Bobby Alt
- Isabella Monroe Nguyen (b. 2014)Girl
daughter of reality TV personality Tila Tequila
- Isabella Eve Gad (b. 2014)Girl
daughter of actor Josh Gad
- Isabella Rose Sheppard (b. 2016)Girl
daughter of actor Mark Sheppard
- Isabella Victoria Rooney (b. 2016)Girl
daughter of actress Christy Carlton Romano and writer,producer Brendan Rooney
- IsabellaGirl
daughter of YouTubers Bryan & Sarah ("The Crazie Crew")
- Isabella Faith Pobre (b. 2020)Girl
daughter of Stacy Keibler and Jared Pobre
Isabella in pop culture
- Isabella Knightley (nee Woodhouse)Girl
character in Jane Austen's "Emma"
- Isabella ThorpeGirl
character in Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey"
- Isabella LintonGirl
character in "Wuthering Heights"
- Isabella Maria Lucia ElisabettaGirl
character on "Galavant"
- IsabellaGirl
character in movie "Read It and Weep"
- IsabellaGirl
a character in Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure"
- IsabellaGirl
character in "Orlando Furioso" by Torquato Tasso
- Isabella "Bella" SwanGirl
character in the Twilight series
- Isabella TurkGirl
character on TV's "Scrubs"
- Isabella GarciaGirl
Shapiro, character on animated series "Phineas and Ferb"
- Isabella "Bella" JonesGirl
character on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
- Isabella ParigiGirl
character in "The Lizzie McGuire Movie"
- Daisuke "Isabella" YamamotoGirl
character in manga "Paradise Kiss"
- Isabella Braña WilliamsGirl
character on American soap "The Young and the Restless"
- Isabella "Bella" HartleyGirl
character on TV's "H2O: Just Add Water"
- Isabella "Izzy" FuentesGirl
character on TV's "I'm in the Band"
- Isabella "Ivy" ValentineGirl
character in video game "Soul Calibur"
- "IsabellaGirl
" song by Tom Jobim
- IsabellaGirl
Anna's daughter on Freeform's "The Fosters"
- 'Sensuella Isabella'Girl
song by Tomas Ledin
- "Bring A TorchGirl
Jeanette, Isabella", French Christmas Carol
- Isabella Camherst/TrentGirl
main character in The Natural History of Dragons book series by Marie Brennan
- IsabellaGirl
antagonist in the manga/anime series "The Promised Neverland"