girl's name

Isobell

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 96

Isobell is a girl's name. In 1927 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2008, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Isobell over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2016, not a full ten years.

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'90 '00 '10
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Births named Isobell by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 4
2000s 53
2010s (to 2016) 26

How popular is Isobell?

In 2016, Isobell was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Isobell is used

United States #4,199 7 in 1927
England & Wales #5,619 4 in 2016

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Isobell

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Isobell also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Isobell over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Isobell

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Isobell — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Isobell

How popular is the name Isobell?

In 2016, Isobell was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Isobell a girl's or a boy's name?

Isobell is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Isobell most popular?

Isobell peaked in 2008, when 11 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.