Girl · Hebrew, through Spanish and French
Isabelle
Say it: ee-zah-BEL
Meaning
A form of Elisabeth, from Hebrew Elisheba 'my God is an oath'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Long-standing in French royal use and very popular in the 1960s–70s.
Its wave through time
A revival, back after decades away
In the United States
- 97,794 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2007, about 1 in 468 girls
- 2,226 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Isabel |
|---|---|
| Italian | Isabella |
| Spanish | Isabel |
Famous bearers
- Isabelle of France, queen of England
- Isabelle Adjani, actor
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Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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