Fun Facts About the Name Isabelle
- A favorite of earlier generations: Isabelle appeared in the U.S. top 100 in 3 separate runs, totaling 8 years. Its last run lasted 1 consecutive years, from 2017 through 2017.
- More than 107 thousand babies named Isabelle: U.S. records list 107,763 babies given the name Isabelle from 1880 through 2025. Even 20 boys received the name Isabelle - about 1 boy for every 5,387 girls.
What Does the Name Isabelle Mean?
Isabelle is a French feminine name generally understood to mean God is my oath or my God is abundance. It is a form of Isabella, which is a Romance-language form of Elizabeth. The root is the Hebrew name אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elisheva), traditionally analyzed as combining אֵל (El, God) with either שְׁבוּעָה (shvu'a, oath) or שֶׁבַע (sheva, seven). The first element is clear; the second is not, which is why the name is glossed in more than one way. The Hebrew name passed into Greek as Ἐλισάβετ (Elisabet) and into Latin as Elisabeth. From medieval Romance usage came shorter forms such as Isabel and Isabella; Isabelle is the French spelling of that family.
Isabelle Name History & Origins
The earliest root of Isabelle is the Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elisheva), the name of Aaron's wife in the Hebrew Bible. In the Greek New Testament, the name appears as Ἐλισάβετ (Elisabet), used for Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist. Latin Christian tradition wrote it Elisabeth. During the Middle Ages, Romance languages developed shorter forms such as Isabel and Isabella. The exact phonetic route from Elisabeth to Isabel is not fully documented, but medieval records treat the names as related, and Isabella became common in royal families across Europe. Isabelle is the French form. It was borne by Isabelle of France (1225 - 1270), daughter of Louis VIII and sister of Louis IX, who founded the Abbey of Longchamp and was later canonized. The name also spread through the widespread European use of Isabella, notably Isabella I of Castile. English has used Isabel and Isabella since the medieval period; Isabelle appears as a French-influenced spelling of the same name.
How Popular is the Name Isabelle?
Isabelle recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2007. People named Amelia who were born during its modern resurgence from 2017 through 2017 turn 9-9 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #166 | 1,825 | 0.1135% |
| 2024 | #170 | 1,778 | 0.1102% |
| 2023 | #159 | 1,792 | 0.1118% |
| 2022 | #137 | 2,106 | 0.1285% |
| 2021 | #117 | 2,392 | 0.1459% |
| 2020 | #121 | 2,253 | 0.1395% |
| 2019 | #117 | 2,505 | 0.1493% |
| 2018 | #113 | 2,652 | 0.1560% |
| 2017 | #92 | 3,168 | 0.1836% |
| 2016 | #102 | 3,038 | 0.1715% |
| 2015 | #94 | 3,224 | 0.1807% |
| 2014 | #96 | 3,080 | 0.1725% |
| 2013 | #114 | 2,762 | 0.1574% |
| 2012 | #126 | 2,507 | 0.1424% |
| 2011 | #114 | 2,669 | 0.1518% |
| 2010 | #105 | 2,898 | 0.1631% |
| 2009 | #100 | 3,306 | 0.1800% |
| 2008 | #93 | 3,573 | 0.1890% |
| 2007 | #79 | 4,105 | 0.2135% |
| 2006 | #84 | 4,042 | 0.2126% |
| 2005 | #96 | 3,284 | 0.1777% |
| 2004 | #107 | 3,099 | 0.1688% |
| 2003 | #110 | 3,113 | 0.1704% |
| 2002 | #111 | 3,063 | 0.1705% |
| 2001 | #113 | 2,943 | 0.1634% |
| 2000 | #144 | 2,340 | 0.1289% |
| 1999 | #162 | 1,954 | 0.1102% |
| 1998 | #196 | 1,592 | 0.0901% |
| 1997 | #251 | 1,164 | 0.0669% |
| 1996 | #370 | 726 | 0.0414% |
| 1995 | #487 | 509 | 0.0289% |
| 1994 | #547 | 444 | 0.0249% |
| 1993 | #740 | 281 | 0.0155% |
| 1992 | #830 | 241 | 0.0131% |
| 1991 | #971 | 194 | 0.0103% |
| 1990 | #1,046 | 171 | 0.0090% |
| 1989 | #1,179 | 139 | 0.0075% |
| 1988 | #1,233 | 121 | 0.0068% |
| 1987 | #1,426 | 92 | 0.0053% |
| 1986 | #1,846 | 61 | 0.0036% |
| 1985 | #2,233 | 46 | 0.0027% |
| 1984 | #1,755 | 62 | 0.0037% |
| 1983 | #2,138 | 46 | 0.0028% |
| 1982 | #2,784 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1981 | #2,167 | 47 | 0.0028% |
| 1980 | #2,202 | 46 | 0.0028% |
| 1979 | #2,283 | 42 | 0.0026% |
| 1978 | #2,361 | 38 | 0.0025% |
| 1977 | #2,270 | 40 | 0.0026% |
| 1976 | #1,915 | 47 | 0.0032% |
| 1975 | #1,789 | 52 | 0.0036% |
| 1974 | #1,888 | 46 | 0.0031% |
| 1973 | #1,987 | 41 | 0.0028% |
| 1972 | #1,599 | 57 | 0.0037% |
| 1971 | #1,918 | 45 | 0.0027% |
| 1970 | #1,642 | 57 | 0.0033% |
| 1969 | #1,578 | 57 | 0.0034% |
| 1968 | #1,583 | 53 | 0.0032% |
| 1967 | #1,406 | 62 | 0.0038% |
| 1966 | #1,264 | 73 | 0.0043% |
| 1965 | #1,202 | 80 | 0.0045% |
| 1964 | #1,068 | 104 | 0.0055% |
| 1963 | #1,151 | 90 | 0.0047% |
| 1962 | #1,101 | 98 | 0.0050% |
| 1961 | #1,073 | 104 | 0.0052% |
| 1960 | #1,095 | 97 | 0.0048% |
| 1959 | #1,032 | 106 | 0.0052% |
| 1958 | #1,176 | 82 | 0.0041% |
| 1957 | #992 | 110 | 0.0054% |
| 1956 | #1,103 | 88 | 0.0044% |
| 1955 | #1,014 | 98 | 0.0050% |
| 1954 | #987 | 98 | 0.0050% |
| 1953 | #900 | 109 | 0.0058% |
| 1952 | #872 | 112 | 0.0060% |
| 1951 | #812 | 122 | 0.0068% |
| 1950 | #875 | 103 | 0.0060% |
| 1949 | #837 | 111 | 0.0065% |
| 1948 | #769 | 124 | 0.0073% |
| 1947 | #685 | 151 | 0.0085% |
| 1946 | #726 | 124 | 0.0079% |
| 1945 | #640 | 131 | 0.0100% |
| 1944 | #604 | 148 | 0.0112% |
| 1943 | #595 | 160 | 0.0115% |
| 1942 | #559 | 176 | 0.0130% |
| 1941 | #558 | 157 | 0.0130% |
| 1940 | #506 | 188 | 0.0164% |
| 1939 | #543 | 151 | 0.0138% |
| 1938 | #535 | 162 | 0.0147% |
| 1937 | #489 | 179 | 0.0168% |
| 1936 | #432 | 225 | 0.0216% |
| 1935 | #408 | 251 | 0.0239% |
| 1934 | #391 | 272 | 0.0260% |
| 1933 | #343 | 330 | 0.0327% |
| 1932 | #335 | 364 | 0.0341% |
| 1931 | #322 | 390 | 0.0366% |
| 1930 | #316 | 437 | 0.0388% |
| 1929 | #293 | 495 | 0.0443% |
| 1928 | #283 | 533 | 0.0462% |
| 1927 | #275 | 569 | 0.0477% |
| 1926 | #265 | 637 | 0.0537% |
| 1925 | #248 | 709 | 0.0582% |
| 1924 | #241 | 759 | 0.0608% |
| 1923 | #244 | 723 | 0.0599% |
| 1922 | #230 | 794 | 0.0661% |
| 1921 | #221 | 846 | 0.0686% |
| 1920 | #213 | 899 | 0.0750% |
| 1919 | #210 | 887 | 0.0785% |
| 1918 | #213 | 886 | 0.0765% |
| 1917 | #190 | 982 | 0.0908% |
| 1916 | #192 | 927 | 0.0888% |
| 1915 | #178 | 942 | 0.0957% |
| 1914 | #180 | 739 | 0.0970% |
| 1913 | #186 | 606 | 0.0970% |
| 1912 | #187 | 520 | 0.0932% |
| 1911 | #191 | 377 | 0.0901% |
| 1910 | #177 | 389 | 0.0981% |
| 1909 | #181 | 326 | 0.0939% |
| 1908 | #185 | 308 | 0.0921% |
| 1907 | #187 | 291 | 0.0913% |
| 1906 | #180 | 278 | 0.0941% |
| 1905 | #191 | 253 | 0.0868% |
| 1904 | #202 | 223 | 0.0810% |
| 1903 | #197 | 213 | 0.0813% |
| 1902 | #207 | 204 | 0.0773% |
| 1901 | #207 | 194 | 0.0811% |
| 1900 | #210 | 224 | 0.0747% |
| 1899 | #205 | 181 | 0.0777% |
| 1898 | #195 | 221 | 0.0854% |
| 1897 | #184 | 215 | 0.0918% |
| 1896 | #208 | 180 | 0.0757% |
| 1895 | #190 | 205 | 0.0877% |
| 1894 | #193 | 184 | 0.0825% |
| 1893 | #177 | 205 | 0.0963% |
| 1892 | #173 | 213 | 0.1003% |
| 1891 | #206 | 130 | 0.0701% |
| 1890 | #189 | 156 | 0.0819% |
| 1889 | #191 | 141 | 0.0791% |
| 1888 | #182 | 153 | 0.0857% |
| 1887 | #195 | 108 | 0.0740% |
| 1886 | #170 | 136 | 0.0941% |
| 1885 | #182 | 105 | 0.0789% |
| 1884 | #165 | 115 | 0.0891% |
| 1883 | #176 | 91 | 0.0810% |
| 1882 | #176 | 81 | 0.0751% |
| 1881 | #164 | 82 | 0.0892% |
| 1880 | #164 | 80 | 0.0879% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | #13,296 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2006 | #11,173 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #7,773 | 9 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Isabelle Shapes Your Personality and Life?
Your tendency is to finish whatever you start. You like to use the pen or the needle (writing, fashion design etc). You are loving, compassionate, intuitive and humanitarian. Runs of luck, either good or bad, follow you. You are sympathetic, but at times might be touchy and oversensitive. You may have a gift for writing. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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