The first name Isobel

In 2025, 189 girls were named Isobel, making it the 246th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2005, with 1,098 births (#51).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Isobel with other names.

In 2025, 79 girls born in the United States were named Isobel, the 2,307th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2016, when 129 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Nicknames for Isobel

• Izzy

• Isobel Elsom
  British actress (1893–1981)
• Isobel Campbell
  British singer, born 1976
• Isobel Christiansen
  English footballer (born 1991)
• Isobel Borlase
  Australian basketball player (born 2004)
• Isobel Joyce
  Female Irish cricketer, born 1983
• Isobel Batt-Doyle
  Australian athlete, born 1995
• Isobel Pooley
  British high jumper, born 1992
• Daisy Ridley
  English actress (born 1992)
• Dusty Springfield
  British singer (1939–1999)
• Arlene Foster
  British politician (born 1970)
• Bel Powley
  British actress (born 1992)
• Dorothea Mackellar
  Australian poet (1885–1968)

• Ava
• Isabella
• Elizabeth
• Jessica
• Maria
• Abigail
• Maya
• Hannah
• Elsie
• Sarah
• Aria
• Molly
• Eliza
• Leah
• Delilah
• Isabel

All 346 names of Hebrew origin

What is the origin of the name Isobel?

Isobel comes from Hebrew.

How popular is the name Isobel?

In 2025, 189 girls born in England and Wales were named Isobel, ranking 246th. Its peak was 2005, with 1,098 births.

What are nicknames for Isobel?

Common nicknames for Isobel include Izzy.

Is Isobel a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 3,802 US babies named Isobel since 1880 were girls.

When was Isobel most popular?

2016 in the United States, when 129 babies were named Isobel, its highest rank at 1,664th.

What name is Isobel a form of?

Isobel is a form of Isabel.