girl's name

Isobelle

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 8
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 2,853

Northern Ireland

#473

2012 births

Isobelle is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2009, when 181 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 27,734 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Isobelle over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,245
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Isobelle by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 214
2000s 1,245
2010s 957
2020s (to 2025) 177

How popular is Isobelle?

In 2025, Isobelle was given to 19 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Where Isobelle is used

Northern Ireland #473 3 in 2012
Scotland #833 3 in 2018
Ireland #902 3 in 2023
England & Wales #1,593 19 in 2025
United States #11,942 7 in 2025

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 Isobelle

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

Parents who like Isobelle also like

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

Sibling names for Isobelle

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

Common questions about Isobelle

How popular is the name Isobelle?

In 2025, Isobelle was given to 19 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

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

Isobelle is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Isobelle most popular?

Isobelle peaked in 2009, when 181 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Isobelle a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Isobelle currently ranks #1,593 in England and Wales. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.