Given name
Isolde
“of fair aspect”
Isolde is used as a given name. One interpretation is “of fair aspect.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “of fair aspect.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Celtic.
The story
Its literary history includes the stories of King Arthur and his knights.
Isolde through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 347
- 0 boys · 347 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #5,997 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +20%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,997 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 20.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 26 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 688 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Isolde’s family of names
In East Central German usage, Isolde has a diminutive in Isold. In English usage, Isolde has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Isolda. In German usage, Isolde has a related form in Isolda.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Isolde has relatives in 11 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Celtic roots to each of them.
14 related names in 11 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 14
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 14
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Isolde
- Isolde KostnerItalian alpine skierborn 1975
- Isolde KurzGerman poet (1853–1944)
- Isolde Fröliangymnast (1908-1957)
- Isolde BarthGerman actressborn 1948
- Isolde Beidlerdaughter of Richard Wagner and Cosima Wagner (1865-1919)
- Isolde Schmitt-MenzelGerman illustrator and writer1930–2022
- Isolde HolderiedGerman rally driverborn 1966
- Isolde LasoenBelgian drummer and singerborn 1979
- Isolde AhlgrimmViennese harpsichordist and fortepianist (1914–1995)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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