Isabelle
Isabelle is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
- French
- English
- German
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Isabelle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Isabelle is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
- English
- German
- Dutch
- Swedish
The Story of Isabelle
The earliest SSA record of Isabelle as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 80 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 4,105 newborns named Isabelle — #79 in the national rankings. About 30% of every Isabelle on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Isabelle ranks #190 for baby girls with 1,634 births, falling sharply (-30%). All told, over 109K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Isabelle
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Isabelle. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Isabelle
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Isabelle of Luxembourg (1247–1298), a daughter of Henry V of Luxembourg and his wife Margaret of Bar
- Isabelle of Orléans (disambiguation)
- Princess Isabelle (disambiguation)
- Isabelle Abiera (born 1992), a Filipina actress and model
- Isabelle Adjani (born 1955), a French film actress and singer
- Isabelle Antena , a French singer
- Isabelle Arnould (born 1970), a Belgian female freestyle swimmer
- Isabelle Aubret (born 1938), a French singer
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Names that sound like Isabelle
Phonetically similar names — useful when Isabelle is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Isabelle
Isabelle is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 109K births in the dataset. Isabelle's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #79. Use the chart and map above to compare Isabelle's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.