Isabella

Spanish and Italian variation of Elizabeth, Hebrew

"pledged to God"

Isabella Origin and Meaning

The name Isabella is a girl's name of Hebrew, Spanish, Italian origin meaning "pledged to God".

Isabella has been a Top 10 name for girls in the US for two decades now. The Latinate form of Isabel, a variation of Elizabeth which originally derived from the Hebrew name Elisheba, Isabella reigned as Number 1 in 2009 and 2010.

Isabella, which feels both modern and traditional, has incredible cross-cultural appeal to parents from a range of religious and ethnic backgrounds. It's feminine but also substantial, with a long history as a royal and classic name comfortable on the international stage.

Isabella is of course wildly popular in both the English and Spanish speaking worlds, but it also ranks among the Top 100 girls' names in a wide range of western countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, and Scandinavia.

Isabella's success is due at least in part to the 'Twilight' effect and lead character Isabella 'Bella' Swan. Some parents choose it to get to the short form Bella, while others prefer to use the irreverent Izzy or Issy, while still others insist on using it in its full four-syllable glory.

Variations Isabelle and Isabel are also popular, with the Scottish spelling Isobel another possibility. Newer alternatives include Sabella and Isabetta.

Isabella is familiar through various European queens, including the Queen of Spain who funded Christopher Columbus, and was used by Shakespeare in Measure for Measure.

Isabella Rank in US Top 1000

# 7 in the US

Isabella Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 28 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Isabella

• 7 US 2023
• 28 Nameberry 2025
• 24 Canada 2023
• 20 Future 2035
• 10 England 2023
• 50 Scotland 2024
• 55 Ireland 2024
• 17 Australia 2024
• 5 New Zealand 2024
• 53 Germany 2024
• 49 Netherlands 2024
• 78 Spain 2023
• 12 Mexico 2021
• 31 Brazil 2024
• 81 Sweden 2024
• 22 Denmark 2023
• 116 Switzerland 2023
• 30 Austria 2023
• 5 Argentina 2021
• 2 Chile 2023

20 Names Similar to Isabella

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• Sophia
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• Sophie
• Abigail
• Eva
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• Hannah
• Olivia
• Lily
• Ava
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Famous People Named Isabella

• Isabella I Queen of Castile
• Isabella II (born María Isabel Luisa de Borbón y Borbón Dos Sicilias), Queen of Spain
• Isabella of France Queen consort of Edward II of England
• Isabella Clara Eugenia Infanta of Spain, ruler of the Spanish Netherlands, daughter of Philip II of Spain
• Isabella of Angouleme Queen consort of John of England
• Isabella of Portugal Holy Roman Empress consort of Charles V
• Isabella of Portugal Queen consort of John II of Castile; mother of Isabella I of Castile
• Isabella of Aragon Queen consort of Manuel I of Portugal
• Isabella of Aragon Queen consort of Philip III of France
• Isabella of Aragon Queen consort of Frederick the Fair of Germany
• Isabella of Austria Queen consort of Christian II of Denmark, Sweden and Norway
• Isabella I and II Queens of Jerusalem
• Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini Italian actress, daughter of actress Ingrid Bergman
• Isabella Acres American actress
• Isabella Boylston American ballerina
• Isabella Tobias American,born Israeli ice dancer
• Isabella Delves Broughton Blow English magazine editor
• Isabella Khair 'Bella' Hadid American model and TV personality
• Isabella Stewart Gardner American art collector and socialite
• Isabella Mary Beeton English cookbook author
• Isabella of Armenia Princess of Tyre, daughter of Leo II of Armenia
• Isabella of Savoy Hereditary Princess of Modena
• Isabella Maria Luisa Antonietta Ferdinanda Giuseppina Saveria Domenica Giovanna Princess of Parma; granddaughter of Philip V of Spain
• Isabella Princess of Bavaria (Marie Elisabeth Luise Amalie Elvire Blanche Eleonore), Duchess of Genoa
• Isabella Hedwig Franziska Natalie Princess of Croÿ
• Isabella Antonie Eleonore Natalie Klementine Princess of Croÿ
• Isabella D'Este Marchesa of Mantua and Renaissance woman
• Isabella Amaryllis Charlotte Anstruther Gough,Calthorpe, English model/actress
• Isabella Kai Rice American child actress
• Isabella "Bella" Loggins (b. 1991) daughter of singer Kenny Loggins
• Isabella Jane "Bella" Cruise (b. 1992) daughter of actors Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman
• Isabella Anastasio daughter of musician Trey Anastasio of Phish
• Isabella Patricia Phillips (b. 1997) daughter of actor Lou Diamond Phillips
• Isabella Rack Giannulli (b. 1998) daughter of actress Lori Loughlin
• Isabella 'Bella' Wallington (b. 1999) daughter of actress Tina Hobley and Steve Wallington
• Isabella Lily Juliana van Vollenhoven (b. 2002) daughter of Prince Bernhard of Orange,Nassau
• Isabella Justice Hartley (b. 2004) daughter of actors Justin and Lindsay Hartley
• Isabella Claire Lachey (b. 2006) daughter of singer Drew Lachey
• Isabella Damon (b. 2006) daughter of actor Matt Damon
• Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe (b. 2007) Princess of Denmark; daughter of Crown Prince Frederik
• Isabella Sophia Gracin (b. 2008) daughter of country music singer Josh Gracin
• Isabella Amora Watson (b. 2009) daughter of actress Jennifer Freeman and basketball player Earl Watson
• Isabella Brandie Lilja Foreman (adopted 2009) daughter of boxer George Foreman
• Isabella Orozco (Blázquez) (b. 2010) daughter of singer Fey and Alonso Orozco
• Isabella Bare daughter of singer Bobby Bare, Jr.
• Isabella Mary (b. 2010) daughter of singer Eliza Carthy
• Isabella Anthonette Jacobs (b. 2011) daughter of TV weather forecasters Rose and Steven Jacobs
• Isabella Kathryn Coben (b. 2011) daughter of actress Jane Leeves and Marshall Coben
• Isabella Celico Leite (b. 2011) daughter of Caroline Celico and footballer Kaká
• Isabella Viking Alt (b. 2012) daughter of DJ and actress Caroline D'Amore and Bobby Alt
• Isabella Monroe Nguyen (b. 2014) daughter of reality TV personality Tila Tequila
• Isabella Eve Gad (b. 2014) daughter of actor Josh Gad
• Isabella Rose Sheppard (b. 2016) daughter of actor Mark Sheppard
• Isabella Victoria Rooney (b. 2016) daughter of actress Christy Carlton Romano and writer,producer Brendan Rooney
• Isabella daughter of YouTubers Bryan & Sarah ("The Crazie Crew")
• Isabella Faith Pobre (b. 2020) daughter of Stacy Keibler and Jared Pobre

The name Isabella in Pop Culture

• Isabella Knightley (nee Woodhouse) character in Jane Austen's "Emma"
• Isabella Thorpe character in Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey"
• Isabella Linton character in "Wuthering Heights"
• Isabella Maria Lucia Elisabetta character on "Galavant"
• Isabella character in movie "Read It and Weep"
• Isabella a character in Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure"
• Isabella character in "Orlando Furioso" by Torquato Tasso
• Isabella "Bella" Swan character in the Twilight series
• Isabella Turk character on TV's "Scrubs"
• Isabella Garcia Shapiro, character on animated series "Phineas and Ferb"
• Isabella "Bella" Jones character on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
• Isabella Parigi character in "The Lizzie McGuire Movie"
• Daisuke "Isabella" Yamamoto character in manga "Paradise Kiss"
• Isabella Braña Williams character on American soap "The Young and the Restless"
• Isabella "Bella" Hartley character on TV's "H2O: Just Add Water"
• Isabella "Izzy" Fuentes character on TV's "I'm in the Band"
• Isabella "Ivy" Valentine character in video game "Soul Calibur"
• "Isabella " song by Tom Jobim
• Isabella Anna's daughter on Freeform's "The Fosters"
• 'Sensuella Isabella' song by Tomas Ledin
• "Bring A Torch Jeanette, Isabella", French Christmas Carol
• Isabella Camherst/Trent main character in The Natural History of Dragons book series by Marie Brennan
• Isabella antagonist in the manga/anime series "The Promised Neverland"

International Variations of the name Isabella

• Isobel Scottish
• Isabelle French