Meaning of the nameIsabelle
- Female
- Hebrew origin
- I-sa-bel-le
Isabelle is a spelling of the name Isabele, which means “form of Isabel, from Hebrew Elishéva, 'my God is an oath'”.
Meaning
“form of Isabel, from Hebrew Elishéva, 'my God is an oath'”
Meaning of the name Isabele, of which Isabelle is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Isabelle
- People (2022)
- 54,391
- Rank in Brazil
- #535
- Median age
- 13 years
- 2010 Census
- 21,117
- people
Isabelle in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Isabelle, 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 (21,687 people).
54,132 women 259 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 Isabelle is most common
States with the highest share of people named Isabelle in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.041%
- Amazonas 0.035%
- São Paulo 0.033%
- Roraima 0.032%
- Distrito Federal 0.032%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 14,583 | 0.033% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 6,544 | 0.041% |
| Minas Gerais | 5,425 | 0.026% |
| Paraná | 3,241 | 0.028% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 3,226 | 0.030% |
| Bahia | 2,880 | 0.020% |
| Ceará | 2,104 | 0.024% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,834 | 0.024% |
| Pernambuco | 1,642 | 0.018% |
| Pará | 1,584 | 0.020% |
| Goiás | 1,419 | 0.020% |
| Maranhão | 1,380 | 0.020% |
| Amazonas | 1,362 | 0.035% |
| Distrito Federal | 892 | 0.032% |
| Paraíba | 830 | 0.021% |
| Piauí | 689 | 0.021% |
| Espírito Santo | 688 | 0.018% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 678 | 0.021% |
| Alagoas | 632 | 0.020% |
| Mato Grosso | 599 | 0.016% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 547 | 0.020% |
| Sergipe | 428 | 0.019% |
| Rondônia | 365 | 0.023% |
| Acre | 246 | 0.030% |
| Amapá | 217 | 0.030% |
| Roraima | 203 | 0.032% |
| Tocantins | 153 | 0.010% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Isabelle
It keeps the double L of the French spelling, from which the name was taken.
About the name Isabele
Isabele is a variant of Isabel, according to Wiktionary, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado, treats it as the French Isabelle. According to Behind the Name, Isabel is the medieval Occitan form of Elizabeth and is the usual form of that name in Spain and Portugal. Wiktionary gives French Isabelle an origin in Old Spanish Isabel and, ultimately, in Hebrew Elishéva, 'my God is an oath'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 102,878 people named Isabele, almost always women, with a median age of 11. Proportionally, it is most common in Acre, and the two spellings in the group differ by the ending -le or -lle.
Other spellings of Isabele
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Isabele | 102,878 |
| Isabelle | 54,391 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Isabelle · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Isabele (Portuguese) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Isabel · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Isabele · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Isabelle
What does the name Isabelle mean?
Isabelle means “form of Isabel, from Hebrew Elishéva, 'my God is an oath'”, according to Wiktionary. This is the meaning of the name Isabele, of which Isabelle is a spelling.
How many people are named Isabelle in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 54,391 people with the first name Isabelle, which ranks it number 535 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Isabelle a boy's or a girl's name?
Isabelle is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 54,132 women and 259 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Isabelle?
Isabelle is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Isabelle most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.041% of the state's population is named Isabelle (6,544 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Isabelle?
Isabele. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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