Isabell

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

Girl's name · #2144 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Isabell belongs to an older America first — it reached #314 back in 1903 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2144. About 15,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Isabell is a rare spelling of Isabelle (#166) and Isabel (#177) — about 2% of babies given the name are written this way.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,500 girls in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 2,000 girls in Norway (2025) · about 1 in 5,900 girls in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Isabells

Isabell Werth — German equestrian
Isabell Herlovsen — Norwegian football player
Isabell Klein — German handball player
Isabell Bachor — German footballer
Isabell Ost — German speed skater

What Isabells become

Among 253 notable people named Isabell:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.31× more often than among typical names — e.g. Isabell Lorey, German political scientist.

Similar names: Izabelle · Magdalene · Isadora · Davie · Annabel · Xenia

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