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Isabel

Girl Hebrew #164 in 2023

Isabel is a girl name of Hebrew origin.

Meaning of Isabel

From Isabel, from Elisabel, from Elisabeth, from Ἐλισάβετ, from אֱלִישֶׁבַע.

Popularity of Isabel

Popularity, 1880–2023

1,751 births in 2023

1880 2023

128,567 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2006

4,019 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Supplanter; one who follows

Very popular since the Middle Ages

Who is like God? A rhetorical name honoring the archangel

Bitter; beloved; wished-for child

Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel

God is my judge

God is my oath; consecrated to God

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.