Meaning of the nameIsabella
- Female
- Hebrew origin
- I-sa-bel-la
- Biblical name
Isabella is a spelling of the name Isabela, which means “form of Isabel, from Elisheva, 'my God is an oath'”.
Meaning
“form of Isabel, from Elisheva, 'my God is an oath'”
Meaning of the name Isabela, of which Isabella is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Isabel · Behind the Name: Elizabeth
- People (2022)
- 125,939
- Rank in Brazil
- #258
- Median age
- 11 years
- 2010 Census
- 36,375
- people
Isabella in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Isabella, 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 (54,840 people).
125,369 women 570 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 Isabella is most common
States with the highest share of people named Isabella in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Distrito Federal 0.100%
- São Paulo 0.092%
- Goiás 0.085%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.079%
- Minas Gerais 0.071%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 40,789 | 0.092% |
| Minas Gerais | 14,564 | 0.071% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 12,718 | 0.079% |
| Paraná | 8,019 | 0.070% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 6,759 | 0.062% |
| Goiás | 5,970 | 0.085% |
| Bahia | 5,028 | 0.036% |
| Santa Catarina | 4,983 | 0.066% |
| Distrito Federal | 2,802 | 0.100% |
| Pernambuco | 2,729 | 0.030% |
| Pará | 2,698 | 0.033% |
| Espírito Santo | 2,542 | 0.066% |
| Maranhão | 2,071 | 0.031% |
| Mato Grosso | 2,056 | 0.056% |
| Ceará | 1,933 | 0.022% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,653 | 0.060% |
| Amazonas | 1,622 | 0.041% |
| Paraíba | 1,245 | 0.031% |
| Tocantins | 1,072 | 0.071% |
| Piauí | 999 | 0.031% |
| Alagoas | 788 | 0.025% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 769 | 0.023% |
| Rondônia | 736 | 0.047% |
| Sergipe | 600 | 0.027% |
| Roraima | 302 | 0.047% |
| Amapá | 299 | 0.041% |
| Acre | 193 | 0.023% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Isabella
Doubles the L, a spelling that the names dictionary records as a variant of Isabela.
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.
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 Isabella
What does the name Isabella mean?
Isabella means “form of Isabel, from Elisheva, 'my God is an oath'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Isabela, of which Isabella is a spelling.
How many people are named Isabella in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 125,939 people with the first name Isabella, which ranks it number 258 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Isabella a boy's or a girl's name?
Isabella is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 125,369 women and 570 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Isabella?
Isabella is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Isabella most common?
Proportionally, in Distrito Federal: 0.100% of the state's population is named Isabella (2,802 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Isabella?
Isabela. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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