Isabel

“My God is an oath” — Hebrew, via Greek and Latin origin

Girl's name · #177 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Isabel's best rank, #83, came in 2003; it has settled back to #177 today. Roughly 132,000 girls have been named Isabel since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Isabel's short forms are Libby and Izzy. Together with its spelling variant Isabelle (#166), Isabel would rank around #64 with about 3,600 births last year — the newborns split about 51/49 between Isabelle and Isabel.

Around the world: #63 in Spain (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 48 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Isabels

Isabel Allende — Chilean writer (born 1942)
Isabel Martínez de Perón — first female president of Argentina from 1974 to 1976
Isabel of Aragon — queen consort of Portugal (1470-1498)
Isabel Lucas — Australian actress and model
Isabel Coixet — Spanish film director and screenwriter

In stories & tradition

Isabel Evans — Roswell High
Isabel — Lost
Isabel Marshall — Fantasy Island

What Isabels become

Among 2,129 notable people named Isabel:

Medical professionals appear 2.06× more often than among typical names — e.g. Isabel Emslie Hutton, British doctor.

Similar names: Isabelle · Gabriela · Yesenia · Valeria · Angel · Daniela

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