Isabela is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Isabela means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Isabela across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Isabela has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Isabela is a girl name of Hebrew origin meaning “God is my oath”. A Spanish and Portuguese variant of Isabella.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 12,698 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 570 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 3 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 61 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Isabela per year, United States (1982 to 2025). United States peaked in 2004 (695/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2023 (40/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2024 (8/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2022 (3/yr).
Isabela has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2004, when it ranked #827 nationally (given to 708 babies that year).
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