Name meaning & stats
Ysabel
Ysabel means “my God is an oath” (Hebrew origin). 1,217 US babies since 1940, peak 1998. Notable Ysabels are 1.6× over-represented as lawyers.
What it means
“my God is an oath”
HebrewSpelling of Isabel
Isabel around the world
- Изабель / Изабел · Russian
- Ізабела · Ukrainian
- إيزابيل · Arabic
- איזבל · Hebrew
- イザベル · Japanese
- 伊莎贝尔 · Chinese
- Isobell
- Զաբել · Armenian
- Ísabel · Icelandic
- Isabeau
Famous Isabels
- Isabel Allende · Chilean writer (born 1942)
- Isabel Martínez de Perón · first female president of Argentina from 1974 to 1976
In US birth records
Peak year: 1998
1,217 US babies were named Ysabel between 1940 and 2025.
Ysabel around the world
- England & Wales: 120 babies since 1996, peak 2004
- France: 60 babies since 1900, peak 1995
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Ysabels end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Politician | 1.3× | Low · 3 people |
| Lawyer | 1.6× | Low · 3 people |
| Professor | 1.1× | Low · 1 people |
| Journalist | 1.1× | Low · 1 people |
Among notable women who are lawyers, Ysabels show up 1.6× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 177 Isabels spell it Ysabel
- Isabel 50%
- Isabelle 40%
- Isabell 4%
- Izabelle 2%
- Izabel 2%
- Isobel 1%
- Izabell 1%
- Ysabel 1%
- Ysabelle <1%
- Izzabelle <1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1998)