Ysabella
A feminine variant of the name Isabella, deriving from Hebrew meaning "consecrated to God".
Name Census estimates that about 1,946 living Americans carry the first name Ysabella. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Ysabella today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ysabella births was 2007 (110 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ysabella. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Ysabella with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Ysabella is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 16 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.9K
~ 1 in 176,133 Americans
Peak year
2007
110 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,805
Tracked since 1991
Census
Ysabella in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,575 people with the first name Ysabella, which placed it at #9,008 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#9,008
National first-name rank
People counted
1.6K
1,575 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
57.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ysabella
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ysabella is Hispanic at 57.1%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (21.0%) and White (11.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ysabella described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Ysabella at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino57.1% · 900
- Asian and Pacific Islander21.0% · 330
- White11.9% · 187
- Two or more races7.6% · 119
- Black or African American2.2% · 35
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 4
Popularity
Ysabella: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ysabella from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 827 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Ysabella remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ysabella by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ysabella during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ysabellas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 10 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Ysabella, while Washington, North Carolina, Nevada recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 110 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Ysabella
The name Ysabella is a variant spelling of the Spanish name Isabella, which has its roots in the Hebrew name Elisheva. The name Elisheva is derived from the Hebrew words "El" meaning "God" and "shava" meaning "oath" or "fullness". It is believed that the name Isabella first appeared in the late 11th century, around the time of the Norman Conquest of England.
The earliest recorded use of the name Isabella can be traced back to the 12th century, when it was borne by Isabella of Hainault, the wife of King Philip II of France. Another notable historical figure with this name was Isabella I of Castile, also known as Isabella the Catholic, who reigned as Queen of Castile and Aragon in the late 15th century. She played a pivotal role in the Spanish Inquisition and the expulsion of Jews and Muslims from Spain.
In the 13th century, the name Isabella was popularized in England by King Edward II's wife, Isabella of France. She was known for her involvement in the deposition of her husband and the transfer of power to their son, Edward III. Another famous bearer of this name was Isabella of Angoulême, the wife of King John of England, who was unpopular among the English barons and is believed to have influenced her husband's poor decisions.
The variant spelling Ysabella emerged in the early modern period, particularly in Spain and Spanish-speaking regions. One notable figure with this spelling was Ysabella of Portugal, who was the Queen of Spain as the wife of Emperor Charles V in the 16th century. She played a significant role in the administration of the Spanish Empire during her husband's frequent absences.
Another prominent Ysabella in history was Ysabella Eugenia Clara, daughter of King Philip II of Spain and his third wife, Elisabeth of Valois. She was the sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands from 1598 to 1633 and is remembered for her efforts to maintain peace and stability in the region during the Eighty Years' War.
People
Ysabella + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ysabella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ysabella: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ysabella?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,946 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ysabella going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 176,133 US residents.
Is Ysabella a common name?
We classify Ysabella as "Rare". It ranks above 93.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,969 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ysabella most popular?
The single biggest year for Ysabella was 2007, when 110 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ysabella is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Ysabella in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,575 people with the name Ysabella, or 0.52 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,008 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Ysabella in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Ysabella?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ysabella appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,576 people counted with this name, 99.9% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Ysabella?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ysabella is Hispanic at 57.1%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (21.0%) and White (11.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Ysabella most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Ysabella in the 2020 Census, accounting for 57.1% (900 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ysabella in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ysabella a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ysabella in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ysabella still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ysabella in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ysabella can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Ysabella?
Want to know how many Americans are named Ysabella? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.