Gender: F
Origin: Spanish and Italian variation of ELIZABETH, Hebrew
Meaning: "pledged to God"
Popularity in 2007: #2
Isabella is a major superstar, now Number 2 on the charts. It's more feminine than Isabel, though some might find it a bit ornate. An amazing success story for a name that wasn't even in the Top 1,000 in the 1980s.
Rank in US Top 1000