Isabelle

Meaning: My God is an oath; my God is abundance
Origin: French (from Hebrew) — Variant of Elizabeth

Nicknames: Izzy

Girl's name · #166 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Isabelle reached #79 in 2007 and has eased to #166 since. About 108,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Isabelle is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Isabelle ranks in other countries and regions.

#35 in Ireland (2025) · #39 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #49 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #54 in England & Wales (2025) · #58 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #58 in New Zealand (2025) · #113 in Sweden (2025) · #147 in N. Ireland (2025) · #160 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #195 in Netherlands (2025) · #236 in Scotland (2025) · #293 in Norway (2025) and 6 more.

Famous Isabelles

Isabelle de Charrière — Dutch French-language writer and composer (1740–1805)
Isabelle Adjani — French actress
Isabelle Huppert — French actress (born 1953)
Isabelle Aubret — French singer
Isabelle Fuhrman — American actress

In stories & tradition

Isabelle — Animal Crossing: New Leaf (video game)
Isabelle Tyler — The 4400 (TV series)
Isabelle Vaughn^es — Alias (TV series)

What Isabelles become

Among 2,274 notable people named Isabelle:

No single standout — notable Isabelles spread across many fields.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Isabel (#177), Isabelle would rank around #64 with about 3,600 births last year — the newborns split about 51/49 between Isabelle and Isabel.

About 110 girls a year are given Izzy as their full name.

Similar names: Isabel · Daniela · Isadora · Annabelle · Gabriella · Brielle

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