How Many People Are Named Isabela?
An estimated 12,122 people in the United States have the first name Isabela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Isabela peaked in popularity in 2004 with 695 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Isabela as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Isabela paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Isabela is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
12,122
About 1 in 28,275 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2004
695 births
Total Registered
12,269
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Isabela
Isabela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 12,269 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Isabela as a female name
Ranked #644 in 2024
456 female births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (695 births)
Isabela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Isabela span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 5,336 babies were registered. While Isabela is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Isabela by Decade
How has Isabela tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Isabela by State
Birth registrations for Isabela span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Mississippi, Idaho, Arkansas. On average, about 278 Isabelas were registered per state.
Isabela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Isabela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Isabela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Isabela?
We estimate approximately 12,122 people named Isabela are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 28,275 Americans share this first name.
Is Isabela a common name?
Isabela is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,269 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Isabela most popular?
Isabela reached peak popularity in 2004, when 695 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Isabela is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Isabela a female name?
Isabela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Isabela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Isabela Smith, Isabela Johnson, Isabela Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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