Isobel
Girl name · Hebrew origin
Isobel meaning
Variant of Isabel, which means “my God is an oath”
Isobel at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #2,341 in 2024
Isobel popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,561 | 7 |
| 1910 | #1,069 | 17 |
| 1916 | #817 | 69 |
| 1920 | #1,312 | 35 |
| 1930 | #1,321 | 33 |
| 1940 | #2,424 | 12 |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 |
| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 |
| 1990 | #7,880 | 10 |
| 2000 | #2,632 | 56 |
| 2010 | #1,958 | 102 |
| 2020 | #1,990 | 94 |
| 2024 | #2,341 | 78 |
All 102 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 |
| 1895 | #1,053 | 10 |
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 |
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 |
| 1898 | #1,171 | 9 |
| 1899 | #1,278 | 7 |
| 1900 | #1,561 | 7 |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 |
| 1902 | #1,133 | 10 |
| 1903 | #969 | 13 |
| 1904 | #1,050 | 12 |
| 1905 | #900 | 17 |
| 1906 | #872 | 18 |
| 1907 | #1,142 | 12 |
| 1908 | #849 | 21 |
| 1909 | #1,152 | 13 |
| 1910 | #1,069 | 17 |
| 1911 | #1,007 | 19 |
| 1912 | #846 | 35 |
| 1913 | #1,003 | 29 |
| 1914 | #901 | 42 |
| 1915 | #1,094 | 38 |
| 1916 | #817 | 69 |
| 1917 | #1,099 | 42 |
| 1918 | #1,184 | 40 |
| 1919 | #1,297 | 35 |
| 1920 | #1,312 | 35 |
| 1921 | #969 | 58 |
| 1922 | #1,190 | 42 |
| 1923 | #1,111 | 47 |
| 1924 | #1,354 | 36 |
| 1925 | #1,089 | 49 |
| 1926 | #1,279 | 37 |
| 1927 | #1,172 | 43 |
| 1928 | #1,115 | 46 |
| 1929 | #1,419 | 29 |
| 1930 | #1,321 | 33 |
| 1931 | #1,941 | 17 |
| 1932 | #1,237 | 34 |
| 1933 | #1,364 | 28 |
| 1934 | #2,003 | 16 |
| 1935 | #1,845 | 18 |
| 1936 | #1,873 | 17 |
| 1937 | #2,448 | 12 |
| 1938 | #2,940 | 9 |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 |
| 1940 | #2,424 | 12 |
| 1941 | #2,846 | 10 |
| 1942 | #3,443 | 8 |
| 1943 | #3,493 | 8 |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 |
| 1946 | #3,034 | 11 |
| 1947 | #2,898 | 13 |
| 1948 | #3,883 | 8 |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 |
| 1952 | #4,123 | 8 |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 |
| 1956 | #3,696 | 11 |
| 1958 | #3,925 | 10 |
| 1959 | #5,567 | 6 |
| 1962 | #6,580 | 5 |
| 1965 | #5,286 | 7 |
| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 |
| 1974 | #7,679 | 6 |
| 1988 | #9,243 | 7 |
| 1990 | #7,880 | 10 |
| 1991 | #7,987 | 10 |
| 1992 | #8,734 | 9 |
| 1993 | #5,419 | 17 |
| 1994 | #4,116 | 25 |
| 1995 | #3,878 | 27 |
| 1996 | #5,065 | 19 |
| 1997 | #2,776 | 44 |
| 1998 | #2,756 | 48 |
| 1999 | #2,405 | 61 |
| 2000 | #2,632 | 56 |
| 2001 | #2,635 | 57 |
| 2002 | #2,331 | 69 |
| 2003 | #2,439 | 67 |
| 2004 | #3,071 | 50 |
| 2005 | #3,052 | 52 |
| 2006 | #2,396 | 78 |
| 2007 | #1,886 | 110 |
| 2008 | #2,380 | 81 |
| 2009 | #2,119 | 95 |
| 2010 | #1,958 | 102 |
| 2011 | #2,273 | 82 |
| 2012 | #2,205 | 85 |
| 2013 | #1,968 | 100 |
| 2014 | #2,010 | 98 |
| 2015 | #2,088 | 93 |
| 2016 | #1,660 | 129 |
| 2017 | #1,828 | 112 |
| 2018 | #2,129 | 89 |
| 2019 | #2,069 | 91 |
| 2020 | #1,990 | 94 |
| 2021 | #2,070 | 92 |
| 2022 | #2,227 | 84 |
| 2023 | #2,049 | 95 |
| 2024 | #2,341 | 78 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Isobel” (revision 87648432), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Isabel” (revision 93041367), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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