Given name & surname
Isabell
“my God is bountiful”
In Portuguese use, Isabell has a related form in Isabel. In Spanish use, Isabel carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Portuguese use, Isabell has a related form in Isabel. In Spanish use, Isabel carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Isabell is a form of Isabel. Isabel comes from Old Occitan, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Isabell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15,279
- 5 boys · 15,274 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 388 babies
- 2025
- 87
- #2,144 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 87 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,144 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 29.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 388 in 2006. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,283 as a first name in 2020; 1,600 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Isabell’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Isabell has a related form in Isabel. In German usage, Isabell has a conventional equivalent in the English form Isabel. In Swedish usage, Isabell has a related form in Isabelle.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Isabell has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
2 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Isabell
- Isabell WerthGerman equestrianborn 1969
- Isabell HerlovsenNorwegian football playerborn 1988
- Isabell KleinGerman handball playerborn 1984
- Isabell BachorGerman footballerborn 1983
- Isabell OstGerman speed skaterborn 1988
- Isabell RochGerman handball playerborn 1990
- Isabell HornGerman actressborn 1983
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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