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Isabel Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Isabel?

Ranking 139th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Isabel is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 250, this name has been part of the top 1000 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #83 was reached in 2003.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2006 with 4,008 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Isabel was 72 in 1882.

Approximately during the years 1883-1886, 1891-1894, 1911-1916, 1950-1953, 1977-1980, and 1986-1999, the name Isabel took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2008-2011.

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Isabel be?

For a number of years, the name Isabel has been moving downward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Isabel for their newborn has dropped.

The name Isabel is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Isabel (Girl)Isabel (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 2,052 139 < 5 --
2017 2,028 145 < 5 --
2016 2,113 145 5 12,924
2015 2,167 149 < 5 --
2014 2,327 144 5 12,771
2013 2,338 136 7 10,050
2012 2,382 134 < 5 --
2011 2,412 128 < 5 --
2010 2,656 116 6 11,259
2009 2,982 110 < 5 --
2008 3,487 97 6 11,594
2007 3,863 87 5 13,086
2006 4,008 87 10 7,637
2005 3,610 89 9 7,884
2004 3,637 87 14 5,589
2003 3,852 83 10 6,914
2002 3,650 85 9 7,261
2001 3,490 88 8 7,816
2000 3,447 94 12 5,705
1999 3,404 97 14 4,869
1998 2,827 118 9 6,506
1997 2,258 141 7 7,589
1996 1,469 197 11 5,322
1995 1,297 217 12 4,914
1994 1,131 245 12 4,911
1993 1,076 257 20 3,296
1992 1,053 267 22 3,048
1991 800 330 17 3,524
1990 785 339 18 3,366
1989 613 404 19 3,141
1988 556 421 8 5,409
1987 494 445 21 2,592
1986 482 448 12 3,725
1985 517 425 18 2,760
1984 419 483 13 3,346
1983 429 469 15 2,978
1982 487 442 8 4,768
1981 467 459 14 3,106
1980 494 435 12 3,496
1979 422 484 12 3,434
1978 365 512 15 2,846
1977 393 484 15 2,828
1976 411 464 20 2,279
1975 409 461 20 2,245
1974 381 473 9 3,673
1973 352 494 7 4,256
1972 357 495 10 3,232
1971 437 463 19 2,159
1970 416 482 18 2,164
1969 382 497 11 2,767
1968 381 497 12 2,497
1967 354 503 12 2,403
1966 350 503 10 2,698
1965 327 527 16 2,030
1964 389 494 15 2,155
1963 380 499 13 2,360
1962 393 490 10 2,749
1961 366 511 21 1,797
1960 392 492 15 2,167
1959 391 492 19 1,884
1958 357 509 15 2,129
1957 439 450 13 2,319
1956 404 457 25 1,583
1955 450 417 15 2,080
1954 367 461 17 1,925
1953 480 390 18 1,863
1952 419 411 18 1,828
1951 368 438 18 1,804
1950 362 421 15 1,973
1949 394 402 25 1,478
1948 374 409 32 1,286
1947 378 415 23 1,574
1946 353 410 29 1,314
1945 275 430 20 1,510
1944 309 408 21 1,501
1943 356 387 22 1,507
1942 333 391 34 1,203
1941 335 367 26 1,317
1940 327 360 27 1,298
1939 341 345 18 1,604
1938 350 343 28 1,260
1937 399 310 22 1,470
1936 376 312 35 1,106
1935 425 292 27 1,309
1934 431 300 25 1,370
1933 450 284 20 1,564
1932 515 273 21 1,559
1931 560 258 33 1,203
1930 597 255 32 1,267
1929 671 235 36 1,165
1928 652 247 37 1,177
1927 729 239 40 1,138
1926 744 238 31 1,312
1925 900 212 38 1,156
1924 911 215 36 1,211
1923 855 221 15 2,174
1922 888 218 22 1,672
1921 971 207 32 1,308
1920 992 199 29 1,361
1919 957 196 24 1,506
1918 1,041 190 19 1,789
1917 931 198 17 1,861
1916 1,000 183 11 2,459
1915 943 177 13 2,118
1914 747 179 9 2,354
1913 657 177 6 2,638
1912 556 175 10 1,679
1911 447 168 10 1,158
1910 389 176 10 1,078
1909 356 169 < 5 --
1908 351 169 < 5 --
1907 326 170 < 5 --
1906 317 169 5 1,328
1905 292 176 < 5 --
1904 271 180 6 1,137
1903 257 180 < 5 --
1902 256 179 < 5 --
1901 214 195 < 5 --
1900 286 185 < 5 --
1899 243 177 < 5 --
1898 252 184 < 5 --
1897 210 188 < 5 --
1896 232 179 < 5 --
1895 212 184 < 5 --
1894 241 168 < 5 --
1893 189 186 < 5 --
1892 158 200 < 5 --
1891 150 189 < 5 --
1890 160 186 < 5 --
1889 153 186 < 5 --
1888 144 187 < 5 --
1887 109 192 < 5 --
1886 131 177 < 5 --
1885 102 185 < 5 --
1884 102 176 < 5 --
1883 83 182 < 5 --
1882 72 194 < 5 --
1881 76 174 < 5 --
1880 81 161 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.