Isabella: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “God is my oath”
- Origin
- Italian
- Say it
- iz-uh-BEL-uh · 4 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
A Romance form of Elizabeth, likely through medieval Isabel with the expanded -bella ending. Widely used across Europe.
How popular is Isabella?
Babies named Isabella in 202410,777
2024 rank#7 girls
Peak year2010
Total US babies since 1880406,648
Isabella is fading: recent use is about 64% of its level ten years before.
Names like Isabella
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Isabella questions
What does the name Isabella mean?
Isabella means "God is my oath". It comes from Italian. A Romance form of Elizabeth, likely through medieval Isabel with the expanded -bella ending. Widely used across Europe.
Is Isabella a boy or girl name?
Isabella is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Isabella?
10,777 US babies were named Isabella in 2024. Its peak year was 2010.
How do you pronounce Isabella?
Isabella is usually pronounced iz-uh-BEL-uh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.