# Ishbel (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/ishbel/  
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 | Scottish Gaelic |
| Meaning | “isabel” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 10 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 10 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 116, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Rendering of Scottish Gaelic Isbeal, short form of Iseabail (“Isabel”).

## 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | 18,042 |
| 2020 | 5 | 16,066 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11 | 1,658 |
| 2003 | 9 | 1,996 |
| 2004 | 8 | 2,278 |
| 2005 | 5 | 3,382 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4,157 |
| 2007 | 5 | 3,667 |
| 2009 | 8 | 2,759 |
| 2010 | 5 | 4,012 |
| 2011 | 3 | 5,785 |
| 2012 | 5 | 4,171 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4,739 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5,691 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5,730 |
| 2018 | 3 | 5,666 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4,645 |

## People named Ishbel

- Ishbel Hamilton-Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair, British author, philanthropist and advocate of woman's interests (1857–1939)

## 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.