Isabella
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Isabella is an Italian and Spanish form of Elizabeth, meaning “God is my oath” or “consecrated to God.” Isabella faded after the 1940s, re-entered the top 1,000 in 1990, and reached number two within twenty years; it is more lyrical than Elizabeth. Queen Isabella, who sponsored Columbus, is the most famous of many royal bearers; Bella and Izzy are nicknames.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, The Best Baby Names for Girls, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Isabella in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Isabella against each list of names.
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Italian
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Isabella is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Isabella in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 10,666 girls were named Isabella, making it the #7 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 417,001 girls have been named Isabella, with the most (22,936) in 2010. It is most common, relative to births, in Delaware, Rhode Island and Nevada.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Isabella in other languages
- Lisa Dutch, English, German, Italian, Romanian, Swedish
- Elisabeth Dutch, English, German, Norwegian, Swedish
- Ilse Dutch, Estonian, German, Swedish
- Isabel Catalan, Dutch, Spanish, Swedish
- Bella Hungarian, Italian, Latvian
- Elizabeth Dutch, English, French
- Liz Dutch, English, Swedish
- Betsy Dutch, English
- Betty Dutch, English
- Elizabet Dutch, Hungarian
- Ilze Latvian, Swedish
- Isabela Portuguese, Spanish
- Isabelle Dutch, French
- Izabela Czech, Polish
- Izabella Latvian, Polish
- Liisa Estonian, Finnish
- Liisi Estonian, Finnish
- Liza Dutch, Latvian
- Tine Dutch, Slovenian
- Élisabeth French, Swedish
- Alžběta Czech
- Elisabet Icelandic
- Elisabetta Italian
- Elizabeta Slovenian
- Elżbieta Polish
- Elžbieta Lithuanian
- Erzsébet Hungarian
- Ilsa German
- Liesbeth Dutch
- Lise Dutch
Isabella name days
- October 30 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Isabella
There are 20 towns and villages with Isabella in their name, in 7 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 13🇲🇽 Mexico 2🇦🇺 Australia 1🇧🇿 Belize 1🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1🇪🇪 Estonia 1🇮🇹 Italy 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Lake Isabella | California, 🇺🇸 United States | 3,466 | Map |
| Lake Isabella | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,652 | Map |
| Isabella Bank | Belize District, 🇧🇿 Belize | 183 | Map |
| Isabella | Oklahoma, 🇺🇸 United States | 136 | Map |
| Isabella | New South Wales, 🇦🇺 Australia | 33 | Map |
| Case Isabella | Veneto, 🇮🇹 Italy | 27 | Map |
| Rancho Isabella | San Luis Potosí, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 8 | Map |
| Batey Isabella | Baoruco Province, 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | – | Map |
| Isabella | Hiiumaa, 🇪🇪 Estonia | – | Map |
| Isabella | Nuevo León, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Isabella
There are 19 lakes and reservoirs with Isabella in their name, in 3 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 10🇨🇦 Canada 6🇦🇺 Australia 3
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| Isabella Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Isabella Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Isabella Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Isabella Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Isabella Lake | Alberta, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Isabella Lake | Northwest Territories, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Isabella Lake | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Isabella Lake | California, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Isabella Lake | Montana, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Isabella Lake | Washington, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Isabella songs
7 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Isabella in their title. The best known:
- Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
- Isabella – Frank Bridge (1907)
- Isabella – Search (1989)
- Sensuella Isabella (1981)
- Isabella – Gösta Ekman
- Isabella's Aria ("Yes, that wild fire in your heart") – Leslie Adams
- Kvinnor och champagne / Isabella – Gösta Ekman (1929)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Isabella
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Isabella.
Isabella Blow
Isabella Cannuscio
Isabella Castillo
Isabella Leong
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Fictional characters named Isabella
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Isabella as a pet name
FurryName has found 490 dogs named Isabella in public pet registers, making it the #381 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Burnside (7), Adelaide (3), Burlington (1). Isabella as a dog name →
FurryName has found 13 cats named Isabella in public pet registers, making it the #574 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Seattle (4), Golden Plains Shire (1), Tacoma (1). Isabella as a cat name →
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