NameTides

Isobel

Isobel was the #2,298 girls' name in the US in 2025 (79 babies), and #246 in England & Wales and #1,373 in Canada.

Isobel as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Isobel as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandIrelandEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandCanadaUS
Isobel as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,298 (79)#246 (189)#198 (20)#290 (5)#239 (18)#1,373 (18)
2024#2,327 (79)#230 (208)#207 (18)#212 (8)#259 (16)#970 (28)
2023#2,050 (95)#220 (213)#228 (17)#328 (4)#202 (22)#907 (29)
2022#2,228 (84)#195 (263)#156 (27)#266 (6)#266 (16)#1,017 (25)
2021#2,071 (92)#160 (324)#164 (26)#164 (13)#184 (26)#859 (33)
2020#1,991 (94)#159 (315)#186 (21)#333 (4)#178 (26)#728 (39)
2019#2,070 (91)#151 (334)#164 (27)#424 (3)#165 (31)#895 (30)
2018#2,130 (89)#145 (357)#182 (24)#361 (4)#169 (31)#703 (41)
2017#1,828 (112)#149 (366)#139 (35)—#158 (35)#680 (43)
2016#1,660 (129)#136 (412)#199 (23)#276 (6)#156 (35)#638 (47)
2015#2,088 (93)#113 (516)#145 (33)#195 (10)#136 (45)#627 (47)
2014#2,010 (98)#111 (509)#191 (24)#191 (10)#123 (48)#948 (28)
2013#1,968 (100)#89 (615)#147 (31)#150 (13)#114 (54)#1,133 (22)
2012#2,205 (85)#98 (585)#142 (33)#268 (7)#125 (49)#1,055 (24)
2011#2,274 (82)#80 (754)#162 (28)#311 (5)#97 (71)#567 (51)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2016 at #1,660.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1894.

How common is it?

about 1 in 20,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 20,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 1,300uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 890common
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,500uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 8,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Isobel is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 21,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 18,000 to 1 in 24,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Isobel by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,830CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #3,285TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Isobel (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#70817

Isobel (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
IsobelCanadaGirls#1,37318
IsobelEngland & WalesGirls#246189
IsobelIrelandGirls#23918
IsobelNorthern IrelandGirls#2905
IsobelScotlandGirls#19820
IsobelUSGirls#2,29879