Meaning of the nameIsabela
- Female
- Hebrew origin
- I-sa-be-la
- Biblical name
Isabela is a female name, a variant of Isabel, which comes from the Hebrew Elisheva and means 'my God is an oath'.
Meaning
“form of Isabel, from Elisheva, 'my God is an oath'”
Source: Wiktionary: Isabel · Behind the Name: Elizabeth
- People (2022)
- 358,542
- Rank in Brazil
- #77
- Median age
- 12 years
- 2010 Census
- 216,884
- people
Isabela in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Isabela, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (138,628 people).
356,804 women 1,738 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Isabela is most common
States with the highest share of people named Isabela in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Distrito Federal 0.287%
- Goiás 0.239%
- São Paulo 0.234%
- Minas Gerais 0.221%
- Paraná 0.213%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 103,900 | 0.234% |
| Minas Gerais | 45,417 | 0.221% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 31,814 | 0.198% |
| Paraná | 24,354 | 0.213% |
| Bahia | 20,361 | 0.144% |
| Goiás | 16,837 | 0.239% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 14,690 | 0.135% |
| Santa Catarina | 13,997 | 0.184% |
| Pernambuco | 10,489 | 0.116% |
| Pará | 10,129 | 0.125% |
| Distrito Federal | 8,076 | 0.287% |
| Maranhão | 7,801 | 0.115% |
| Espírito Santo | 6,929 | 0.181% |
| Ceará | 6,274 | 0.071% |
| Mato Grosso | 5,855 | 0.160% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 5,175 | 0.188% |
| Amazonas | 4,369 | 0.111% |
| Paraíba | 3,442 | 0.087% |
| Tocantins | 3,201 | 0.212% |
| Piauí | 3,071 | 0.094% |
| Alagoas | 2,810 | 0.090% |
| Sergipe | 2,430 | 0.110% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 2,403 | 0.073% |
| Rondônia | 2,083 | 0.132% |
| Amapá | 1,074 | 0.146% |
| Roraima | 886 | 0.139% |
| Acre | 675 | 0.081% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Isabela
Isabela is a variant of Isabel, which descends from the Old Occitan Elisabel, from the Latin Elisabeth, from Greek and from the Hebrew Elisheva. Wiktionary and Behind the Name translate the Hebrew as 'my God is an oath', and Behind the Name notes that Elisabeth is a biblical name, in both the Old and New Testaments. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links it to the French Isabelle and says its use was probably reinforced by the adjective bela, 'beautiful'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 358,542 people named Isabela, with a median age of 12. Isabella is the spelling with LL.
This is the most common spelling in the group and the one that follows Portuguese orthography, with a single L.
Other spellings of Isabela
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Isabela | 358,542 |
| Isabella | 125,939 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Isabela · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Wiktionary: Isabel · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Isabel · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Elizabeth · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Isabela · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Isabela
What does the name Isabela mean?
Isabela means “form of Isabel, from Elisheva, 'my God is an oath'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Isabela in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 358,542 people with the first name Isabela, which ranks it number 77 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Isabela a boy's or a girl's name?
Isabela is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 356,804 women and 1,738 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Isabela?
Isabela is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Isabela most common?
Proportionally, in Distrito Federal: 0.287% of the state's population is named Isabela (8,076 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Isabela?
Isabella. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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