How Many People Are Named Isel?
An estimated 273 people in the United States have the first name Isel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Isel peaked in popularity in 1994 with 45 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Isel 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 Isel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
273
About 1 in 1,255,510 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1994
45 births
Total Registered
279
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Isel
Isel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 279 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Isel as a female name
Ranked #11,467 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (45 births)
Isel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Isel span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 127 babies were registered. Isel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Isel by Decade
How has Isel 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.
Isel by State
Isel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Isel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Isel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Isel?
We estimate approximately 273 people named Isel 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 1,255,510 Americans share this first name.
Is Isel a common name?
Isel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 279 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Isel most popular?
Isel reached peak popularity in 1994, when 45 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Isel is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Isel a female name?
Isel is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Isel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Isel Smith, Isel Johnson, Isel 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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