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 Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. 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.