# Isabela (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/isabela/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Spanish |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ʔɪ.sɐˈbɛ.lɐ/, 4 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 12,698 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 12,698 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 595, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Isabela. The province is named after Isabella II of Spain. Doublet of Isabelle.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 426 | 665 |
| 2012 | 462 | 620 |
| 2013 | 427 | 670 |
| 2014 | 389 | 721 |
| 2015 | 370 | 764 |
| 2016 | 351 | 814 |
| 2017 | 336 | 812 |
| 2018 | 332 | 817 |
| 2019 | 357 | 776 |
| 2020 | 328 | 835 |
| 2021 | 330 | 836 |
| 2022 | 510 | 589 |
| 2023 | 446 | 660 |
| 2024 | 456 | 644 |
| 2025 | 426 | 664 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 26 | 1,225 |
| 2012 | 30 | 1,130 |
| 2013 | 26 | 1,291 |
| 2014 | 23 | 1,367 |
| 2015 | 32 | 1,088 |
| 2016 | 30 | 1,142 |
| 2017 | 30 | 1,144 |
| 2018 | 22 | 1,436 |
| 2019 | 24 | 1,316 |
| 2020 | 39 | 916 |
| 2021 | 25 | 1,286 |
| 2022 | 25 | 1,282 |
| 2023 | 40 | 888 |
| 2024 | 33 | 1,036 |
| 2025 | 27 | 1,197 |

## People named Isabela

- Isabela Merced, American actress and singer (born 2001)
- Isabela Garcia, Brazilian actress
- Isabela Souza, Brazilian actress and singer
- Isabela Ramona, Brazilian basketball player (born 1994)
- Iza, Brazilian singer-songwriter and dancer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.