Isabella

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

Girl's name · #7 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Isabella reached its best rank, #1, in 2009 and ranked #7 in 2025. It has spent 2 years as America's #1 name. Isabella's short forms are Bella, Izzy, and Sabella. About 2,700 girls a year are given Bella as their full name. Popular twin pairings with Isabella include Sophia, Gabriella, and Olivia for girls, and Isaiah, Isaac, and Alexander for boys.

Around the world: #1 in Argentina (2024) · #6 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #7 in Mexico (2022) · #10 in England & Wales (2025) · #15 in New Zealand (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Isabellas

Isabella I of Castile — queen of the Crown of Castile, from 1474 to 1504; first queen of a dynastically-united Spain, from 1479 to 1504 (1451–1504)
Isabella II of Spain — Queen of Spain from 1833 to 1868
Isabella Rossellini — Italian-American actress (born 1952)
Isabella of France — Queen consort of England
Isabella of Portugal — 16th-century Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Spain (1503-1539)

In stories & tradition

Isabella (Bella Swan) — Twilight · The Twilight Saga
Isabella — character
Isabella Garcia-Shapiro — Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension

What Isabellas become

Among 1,003 notable people named Isabella:

Medical professionals appear 1.63× more often than among typical names — e.g. Isabella Jobson, Australian nurse.

Similar names: Isabel · Ava · Camila · Sophia · Mia · Gabriella

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