Isobel Name Popularity

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How popular is Isobel?

Ranking 2,159th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Isobel is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Isobel has seen higher popularity rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #817 in 1916.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2016 with 129 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Isobel was less than 5, most recently in 1989.

Approximately during the years 1901-1905, 1909-1912, 1913-1916, and 1992-1999, the name Isobel took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1928-1931, and 1933-1937.

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

How popular will Isobel be?

Isobel's popularity has been moving upward for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Isobel for their newborn has dropped.

The name Isobel is quite distinctive and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Isobel (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		87	2,159
2017		111	1,843
2016		129	1,661
2015		93	2,095
2014		98	2,014
2013		100	1,968
2012		85	2,212
2011		82	2,278
2010		102	1,959
2009		95	2,122
2008		81	2,384
2007		110	1,888
2006		78	2,408
2005		52	3,065
2004		50	3,091
2003		67	2,449
2002		69	2,336
2001		57	2,643
2000		56	2,643
1999		61	2,413
1998		48	2,775
1997		44	2,787
1996		19	5,144
1995		27	3,919
1994		25	4,163
1993		17	5,507
1992		9	9,012
1991		10	8,194
1990		10	8,103
1989		< 5	--
1988		7	9,625
1987		< 5	--
1986		< 5	--
1985		< 5	--
1984		< 5	--
1983		< 5	--
1982		< 5	--
1981		< 5	--
1980		< 5	--
1979		< 5	--
1978		< 5	--
1977		< 5	--
1976		< 5	--
1975		< 5	--
1974		6	8,059
1973		< 5	--
1972		< 5	--
1971		< 5	--
1970		7	6,589
1969		< 5	--
1968		< 5	--
1967		< 5	--
1966		< 5	--
1965		7	5,479
1964		< 5	--
1963		< 5	--
1962		5	6,944
1961		< 5	--
1960		< 5	--
1959		6	5,842
1958		10	4,039
1957		< 5	--
1956		11	3,777
1955		< 5	--
1954		5	6,087
1953		< 5	--
1952		8	4,267
1951		6	5,084
1950		5	5,612
1949		< 5	--
1948		8	4,013
1947		13	2,964
1946		11	3,105
1945		6	4,243
1944		5	4,854
1943		8	3,621
1942		8	3,552
1941		10	2,929
1940		12	2,482
1939		6	3,974
1938		9	3,031
1937		12	2,502
1936		17	1,910
1935		18	1,875
1934		16	2,035
1933		28	1,384
1932		34	1,246
1931		17	1,983
1930		33	1,335
1929		29	1,432
1928		46	1,124
1927		43	1,180
1926		37	1,291
1925		49	1,096
1924		36	1,369
1923		47	1,121
1922		42	1,195
1921		58	978
1920		35	1,330
1919		35	1,305
1918		40	1,194
1917		42	1,102
1916		69	817
1915		38	1,107
1914		42	908
1913		29	1,014
1912		35	852
1911		19	1,020
1910		17	1,090
1909		13	1,180
1908		21	863
1907		12	1,169
1906		18	885
1905		17	910
1904		12	1,074
1903		13	999
1902		10	1,167
1901		6	1,564
1900		7	1,645
1899		7	1,323
1898		9	1,211
1897		6	1,458
1896		5	1,694
1895		10	1,086
1894		5	1,581
1893		< 5	--
1892		< 5	--
1891		< 5	--
1890		< 5	--
1889		< 5	--
1888		< 5	--
1887		< 5	--
1886		< 5	--
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1881		< 5	--
1880		< 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.