unisex name
Ysabel
- Origin Spanish
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,981
Ysabel is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 89% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Ysabel is a name of Spanish origin.
- Peaked in 1998, when 51 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 150,716 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1897.
Ysabel over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 11 |
| 1900s | 38 |
| 1910s | 137 |
| 1920s | 231 |
| 1930s | 89 |
| 1940s | 78 |
| 1950s | 56 |
| 1960s | 22 |
| 1970s | 31 |
| 1980s | 62 |
| 1990s | 240 |
| 2000s | 409 |
| 2010s | 228 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 91 |
How popular is Ysabel?
In 2025, Ysabel was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Ysabel is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ysabel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ysabel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ysabel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ysabel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ysabel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ysabel
How popular is the name Ysabel?
In 2025, Ysabel was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Ysabel a girl's or a boy's name?
Ysabel is used for both girls and boys. About 89% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Ysabel most popular?
Ysabel peaked in 1998, when 51 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Ysabel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ysabel currently ranks #4,092 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.