Isabella Girl
ih-zuh-BEH-luh
“God is my oath” · Spanish
#7
Names That Start with I
188 names
The letter I takes several sounds in names. Isaac, Isaiah, Iris, Isla and Ivy open with the long eye sound, Ian with an ee, and Isabella and Isabel with a short i. Ivan is said eye-van in English but closer to ee-vahn in Russian and Spanish, so the language your family speaks can shape how an I name sounds.
One name family dominates the list. Isabel began as a medieval Spanish form of a much older biblical name, and it spread into Isabelle in French and Isabella in Italian. Izabella swaps in a z for a different look. All of them shorten easily, which gives you choices for everyday use.
The rest of the list covers a wide range of origins. Isaac, Isaiah and Israel come from the Hebrew Bible, and Ismael is the Spanish form of a biblical name. Ian is the Scottish form of a classic English name, and Isla is linked to a Scottish island. Iris is the Greek goddess of the rainbow and also a flower, while Ivy is a climbing plant. Iker is a Basque name, and Itzel is used mainly in Mexican and Mexican American families. Short choices like Ian, Ivy and Isla sit well beside longer last names.
Most popular right now
Isaac Boy
EYE-zuhk
“he will laugh” · Hebrew
#47
Isaiah Boy
eye-ZAY-uh
“Yahweh is salvation” · Hebrew
#57
Ian Boy
EE-uhn
“God is gracious” · Scottish
#83
Isla Girl
EYE-luh
“from the Scottish island Islay” · Scottish
#28
Ivan Boy
EYE-vuhn
“God is gracious” · Russian
#163
Ivy Girl
EYE-vee
“ivy plant” · English
#39
Isabelle Girl
IH-zuh-behl
“form of Elizabeth; my God is an oath” · French
#166
Isabel Girl
IH-zuh-behl
“my God is an oath” · Spanish
#177
Iris Girl
EYE-ris
“rainbow” · Greek
#61
All 188 names
Sorted by current popularity. US rank uses 2025 data for the name's most common sex; the trend compares births with five years earlier. Tap a column heading to re-sort.
| Name | Sex | Meaning | Origin | US rank 2025 | 5-yr trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabella | Girl | God is my oath | Spanish | 7 | ↓ -13% |
| Isaac | Boy | he will laugh | Hebrew | 47 | ↓ -17% |
| Isaiah | Boy | Yahweh is salvation | Hebrew | 57 | ↓ -14% |
| Ian | Boy | God is gracious | Scottish | 83 | ↓ -8% |
| Isla | Girl | from the Scottish island Islay | Scottish | 28 | ↑ +31% |
| Ivan | Boy | God is gracious | Russian | 163 | ↓ -8% |
| Ivy | Girl | ivy plant | English | 39 | ↑ +33% |
| Isabelle | Girl | form of Elizabeth; my God is an oath | French | 166 | ↓ -19% |
| Isabel | Girl | my God is an oath | Spanish | 177 | → -1% |
| Iris | Girl | rainbow | Greek | 61 | ↑ +71% |
| Israel | Boy | God contends | Hebrew | 315 | ↓ -29% |
| Izabella | Girl | God is my oath | Spanish | 564 | ↓ -42% |
| Ismael | Boy | God will hear | Spanish | 263 | ↑ +44% |
| Iker | Boy | visitation | Basque | 390 | → +1% |
| Itzel | Girl | uncertain; often linked to Maya Ixchel | Native American | 359 | ↑ +64% |
| Imani | Girl | faith | Swahili | 579 | ↓ -12% |
| Ibrahim | Boy | father of multitudes | Arabic | 351 | ↑ +40% |
| Izaiah | Boy | Yahweh is salvation | Hebrew | 635 | ↓ -27% |
| Isaias | Boy | Yahweh is salvation | Spanish | 426 | ↑ +20% |
| Issac | Boy | he will laugh | Hebrew | 915 | ↓ -40% |
| Irene | Girl | peace | Greek | 651 | ↓ -6% |
| Isabela | Girl | form of Elizabeth; my God is an oath | Spanish | 664 | ↑ +30% |
| Ivory | Girl | ivory, the creamy-white material | English | 378 | ↑ +68% |
| Ivanna | Girl | God is gracious | Slavic | 567 | ↑ +9% |
| Iliana | Girl | uncertain; possibly from Ilion or Helen | Greek | 730 | ↑ +28% |
| Ingrid | Girl | Ing is beautiful | Old Norse | 1,121 | ↓ -17% |
| Ira | Unisex | watchful | Hebrew | 822 | → +4% |
| Isiah | Boy | God is salvation; variant of Isaiah | Hebrew | 1,480 | ↓ -8% |
| India | Girl | from the name of the country | English | 1,722 | ↓ -52% |
| Isis | Girl | throne | Egyptian | 1,625 | ↑ +80% |
| Ishaan | Boy | lord, ruler | Sanskrit | 895 | → -1% |
| Ignacio | Boy | from Egnatius; linked to 'fire' | Spanish | 830 | ↑ +45% |
| Ila | Girl | earth | Sanskrit | 718 | ↑ +25% |
| Indie | Girl | short for India; independent | English | 634 | ↑ +24% |
| Ireland | Girl | the country of Ireland | English | 2,224 | ↓ -54% |
| Isai | Boy | Spanish form of Jesse; gift | Spanish | 1,139 | ↑ +16% |
| Ivana | Girl | God is gracious | Slavic | 1,102 | → -3% |
| Indigo | Unisex | indigo dye; from India | English | 854 | ↑ +30% |
| Itzayana | Girl | uncertain; modern coinage | American (modern coinage) | 1,637 | ↓ -65% |
| Isabell | Girl | God is my oath | Spanish | 2,144 | ↓ -29% |
| Iyla | Girl | modern name; uncertain origin | American (modern coinage) | 525 | ↑ +98% |
| Isa | Unisex | Arabic form of Jesus | Arabic | 933 | ↑ +82% |
| Idris | Boy | Quranic prophet; also a Welsh name | Arabic | 694 | ↑ +41% |
| Immanuel | Boy | God is with us | Hebrew | 1,207 | → -3% |
| Izabelle | Girl | variant of Isabelle | American (modern coinage) | 2,555 | ↓ -47% |
| Izayah | Boy | form of Isaiah; God is salvation | American (modern coinage) | 1,784 | ↓ -34% |
| Iyanna | Girl | modern name; uncertain origin | American (modern coinage) | 1,949 | ↓ -35% |
| Irvin | Boy | from a Scottish surname and river name | Scottish | 1,937 | → -2% |
| Imran | Boy | Arabic form of Amram | Arabic | 969 | ↑ +15% |
| Inaya | Girl | care, concern | Arabic | 776 | ↑ +68% |
| Ida | Girl | work, labor | Germanic | 1,120 | ↑ +6% |
| Iman | Unisex | faith | Arabic | 2,072 | ↓ -12% |
| Isha | Girl | ruler, lord | Sanskrit | 1,276 | ↑ +29% |
| Isadora | Girl | gift of Isis | Greek | 1,265 | ↑ +5% |
| Indy | Unisex | short for India or Indiana | English | 768 | ↑ +150% |
| Imogen | Girl | uncertain; possibly 'maiden' | English | 1,117 | ↑ +15% |
| Iyana | Girl | — | American (modern coinage) | 2,872 | ↓ -12% |
| Irie | Girl | good, all right (Jamaican) | English | 2,009 | ↓ -26% |
| Ivey | Girl | variant of Ivy | English | 926 | ↑ +104% |
| Izabel | Girl | my God is an oath (form of Isabel) | Portuguese | 3,313 | ↓ -45% |
| Ismail | Boy | God will hear | Arabic | 1,065 | ↑ +57% |
| Ishmael | Boy | God will hear | Hebrew | 1,469 | ↓ -16% |
| Indiana | Unisex | land of the Indians | English | 2,202 | ↓ -13% |
| Isaak | Boy | he will laugh | Hebrew | 2,693 | ↓ -38% |
| Irving | Boy | green river | Scottish | 1,783 | → -2% |
| Inara | Girl | uncertain; often said ray of light | Arabic | 1,049 | ↑ +94% |
| Isael | Boy | uncertain; possibly Hebrew | Spanish | 989 | ↑ +91% |
| Izzabella | Girl | variant of Isabella; God is my oath | American (modern coinage) | 4,807 | ↓ -64% |
| Ilan | Boy | tree | Hebrew | 1,445 | ↓ -6% |
| Issa | Unisex | Arabic form of Jesus | Arabic | 1,682 | ↑ +11% |
| Ines | Girl | pure, holy | Spanish | 1,111 | ↑ +90% |
| Izan | Boy | uncertain; often linked to Ethan | Spanish | 884 | ↑ +80% |
| Ishan | Boy | lord, ruler | Sanskrit | 1,877 | ↑ +8% |
| Ivette | Girl | yew | French | 2,110 | ↑ +7% |
| Izaac | Boy | he will laugh | American (modern coinage) | 2,856 | ↓ -31% |
| Ilyas | Boy | Arabic form of Elijah | Arabic | 1,075 | ↑ +72% |
| Italia | Girl | Italy | Italian | 2,594 | → -2% |
| Isela | Girl | — | Spanish | 1,935 | → -3% |
| Italy | Girl | the country of Italy | Italian | 1,936 | ↓ -19% |
| Isobel | Girl | God is my oath | Scottish | 2,307 | ↓ -16% |
| Inaaya | Girl | care, concern | Arabic | 3,420 | ↓ -72% |
| Ilana | Girl | tree | Hebrew | 2,496 | ↓ -12% |
| Isidro | Boy | gift of Isis | Spanish | 1,815 | ↑ +19% |
| Iva | Girl | willow | Slavic | 1,740 | ↑ +12% |
| Ileana | Girl | uncertain; perhaps a form of Helen | Greek | 3,180 | ↓ -40% |
| Izaak | Boy | he will laugh | Hebrew | 3,016 | ↓ -37% |
| Inez | Girl | Spanish form of Agnes, pure | Spanish | 1,400 | ↑ +73% |
| Izel | Girl | unique | Nahuatl | 2,836 | ↑ +25% |
| Irina | Girl | Russian form of Irene, peace | Russian | 1,636 | ↑ +28% |
| Izael | Boy | uncertain; perhaps a variant of Israel | American (modern coinage) | 767 | ↑ +500% |
| Irelynn | Girl | modern blend with the -lynn ending | American (modern coinage) | 3,604 | ↓ -45% |
| Ivaan | Boy | variant of Ivan, God is gracious | Russian | 1,030 | ↑ +56% |
| Issabella | Girl | variant of Isabella, God is my oath | American (modern coinage) | 3,540 | ↓ -23% |
| Izzy | Unisex | pet form of Isabel or Isaac | English | 1,903 | ↑ +67% |
| Iverson | Boy | son of Ivar | Scandinavian | 1,413 | ↑ +37% |
| Isra | Girl | night journey | Arabic | 1,463 | ↑ +86% |
| Irma | Girl | whole, universal | Germanic | 3,181 | ↓ -28% |
| Imari | Unisex | modern name, meaning uncertain | American (modern coinage) | 5,469 | ↓ -30% |
| Illiana | Girl | variant of Iliana | American (modern coinage) | 2,467 | → -1% |
| Irelyn | Girl | blend of Ireland and -lyn | American (modern coinage) | 4,394 | ↓ -61% |
| Itzae | Unisex | uncertain; possibly modeled on Itzel | — | 2,621 | ↓ -52% |
| Iqra | Girl | read, recite | Arabic | 1,472 | ↑ +100% |
| Isreal | Boy | variant of Israel, God contends | Hebrew | 3,882 | ↓ -42% |
| Izabela | Girl | Polish and Portuguese form of Isabella | Polish | 3,939 | ↓ -18% |
| Ivanka | Girl | Slavic feminine of Ivan: God is gracious | Slavic | 2,028 | ↓ -11% |
| Ivie | Girl | variant of Ivy | English | 1,801 | ↑ +46% |
| Isley | Girl | Scottish surname, possibly from Islay | Scottish | 2,761 | → 0% |
| Isac | Boy | variant of Isaac, he will laugh | Hebrew | 4,600 | ↓ -21% |
| Ike | Boy | short for Isaac: he will laugh | English | 2,460 | ↓ -22% |
| Ilyana | Girl | variant of Iliana or Liliana | American (modern coinage) | 2,342 | ↑ +24% |
| Ignatius | Boy | from Roman family name Egnatius | Latin | 1,664 | ↑ +25% |
| Ibraheem | Boy | Arabic form of Abraham, father of many | Arabic | 2,497 | ↓ -5% |
| Izrael | Boy | variant of Israel, God contends | Hebrew | 2,431 | → -3% |
| Iona | Girl | from the Scottish island of Iona | Scottish | 2,667 | ↑ +25% |
| Izak | Boy | variant of Isaac, he will laugh | Hebrew | 4,449 | ↓ -21% |
| Iain | Boy | Scottish form of John, God is gracious | Scottish | 7,357 | ↓ -76% |
| Ivonne | Girl | variant of Yvonne, yew | French | 4,922 | ↓ -7% |
| Izabell | Girl | variant of Isabel, God is my oath | Spanish | 7,640 | ↓ -50% |
| Iyonna | Girl | modern variant, perhaps of Ayanna | American (modern coinage) | 10,432 | ↓ -67% |
| Idalia | Girl | from Idalion, a place sacred to Aphrodite | Greek | 2,162 | ↑ +76% |
| Inayah | Girl | care, concern | Arabic | 1,860 | ↑ +81% |
| Ishani | Girl | ruler, a name of Durga | Sanskrit | 2,569 | ↑ +15% |
| Indira | Girl | beauty, a name of Lakshmi | Sanskrit | 3,797 | → -5% |
| Ivar | Boy | bow warrior | Old Norse | 1,384 | ↑ +68% |
| Ina | Girl | short form of names ending in -ina | Latin | 2,627 | ↑ +38% |
| Ilya | Unisex | Russian form of Elijah; my God is Yahweh | Russian | 3,153 | → 0% |
| Ishika | Girl | often said to mean paintbrush | Sanskrit | 3,863 | ↓ -21% |
| Iziah | Boy | variant of Isaiah; God is salvation | American (modern coinage) | 5,698 | ↓ -43% |
| Iver | Boy | variant of Ivar, bow warrior | Old Norse | 2,170 | ↑ +83% |
| Ilianna | Girl | variant of Iliana, meaning uncertain | Greek | 4,018 | ↑ +9% |
| Ilias | Boy | Greek form of Elijah, my God is Yahweh | Greek | 2,316 | ↑ +54% |
| Imogene | Girl | variant of Imogen, maiden | English | 2,521 | ↑ +9% |
| Ilse | Girl | German diminutive of Elisabeth, God is my oath | German | 3,937 | ↑ +16% |
| Ibrahima | Boy | West African form of Ibrahim, Abraham | Arabic | 2,855 | ↑ +47% |
| Ixchel | Girl | name of a Maya moon goddess | Maya | 4,806 | ↓ -32% |
| Isacc | Boy | variant spelling of Isaac, he laughs | Hebrew | 7,880 | ↓ -47% |
| Izaya | Boy | variant of Isaiah, God is salvation | Hebrew | 7,886 | ↓ -50% |
| Ianna | Girl | modern feminine of Ian, or Ioanna | American (modern coinage) | 5,304 | → +4% |
| Imelda | Girl | whole battle | Italian | 4,295 | ↓ -20% |
| Isamar | Girl | uncertain; modern Hispanic name | Spanish | 3,312 | ↑ +88% |
| Ilah | Girl | — | — | 3,046 | ↓ -8% |
| Ilene | Girl | variant of Eileen | Irish | 6,202 | ↑ +27% |
| Indya | Girl | variant of India, from the country | English | 6,646 | ↓ -65% |
| Isak | Boy | Scandinavian form of Isaac; he laughs | Swedish | 3,154 | ↑ +58% |
| Imanol | Boy | Basque form of Emmanuel; God is with us | Basque | 8,502 | new |
| Infinity | Girl | endlessness | English | 4,698 | ↓ -44% |
| Ioannis | Boy | Greek form of John, "God is gracious" | Greek | 3,796 | ↓ -17% |
| Ilona | Girl | Hungarian form of Helen | Hungarian | 3,861 | ↑ +58% |
| Iram | Boy | meaning uncertain; Edomite chief in Genesis | Hebrew | 5,962 | ↓ -32% |
| Ilia | Unisex | my God is Yahweh | Georgian | 4,217 | ↑ +183% |
| Irena | Girl | form of Irene, 'peace' | Greek | 5,305 | ↓ -23% |
| Ikaika | Boy | strong, strength | Hawaiian | 3,472 | ↑ +154% |
| Issiah | Boy | variant of Isaiah, "God is salvation" | American (modern coinage) | 7,367 | ↓ -35% |
| Ivelisse | Girl | modern Puerto Rican coinage, possibly Ivette plus Elisa | Spanish | 8,561 | ↓ -67% |
| Isaih | Boy | variant of Isaiah, "God is salvation" | American (modern coinage) | 10,078 | ↓ -53% |
| Isaura | Girl | from Isauria, an ancient region | Portuguese | 7,633 | ↓ -7% |
| Irwin | Boy | boar friend | Old English | 6,600 | ↓ -32% |
| Ione | Girl | violet | Greek | 7,265 | ↓ -25% |
| Inga | Girl | short form of names with Ing | Old Norse | 9,714 | ↓ -17% |
| Iven | Boy | variant of Ivan | Russian | 7,883 | ↓ -33% |
| Iran | Unisex | from the name of the country | Persian | 7,364 | ↑ +38% |
| Isidore | Boy | gift of Isis | Greek | 3,607 | ↑ +182% |
| Irish | Unisex | from Ireland | English | 13,864 | ↓ -62% |
| Ivon | Unisex | uncertain; variant of Yvon or Ivan | French | — | new |
| Isadore | Boy | variant of Isidore, gift of Isis | Greek | 5,963 | ↓ -21% |
| Ileen | Girl | variant of Eileen | Irish | — | new |
| Iesha | Girl | variant of Aisha, alive | Arabic | — | new |
| Ivery | Girl | uncertain; possibly variant of Ivory | American (modern coinage) | 6,953 | ↓ -20% |
| Illa | Girl | — | — | 9,711 | ↓ -23% |
| Iola | Girl | possibly from Greek, violet | Greek | 12,412 | ↓ -36% |
| Idella | Girl | elaboration of Ida, work | American (modern coinage) | 12,399 | ↓ -50% |
| Isom | Boy | variant of Isham, from an English place | English | 9,228 | ↑ +33% |
| Ilda | Girl | short form of Germanic names, battle | Germanic | — | ↓ -100% |
| Isidoro | Boy | gift of Isis | Greek | — | new |
| Izora | Girl | — | — | 10,433 | ↑ +29% |
| Ignacia | Girl | feminine of Ignacio | Spanish | — | new |
| Izetta | Girl | uncertain, perhaps from Isabel | American (modern coinage) | — | ↓ -100% |
| Ima | Girl | uncertain; Southern American name | American (modern coinage) | 12,403 | ↑ +17% |
| Ieshia | Girl | variant of Aisha | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Icy | Girl | uncertain; matches the English word icy | English | — | new |
| Icie | Girl | origin uncertain | English | — | new |
| Izola | Girl | variant of Isola, island | Italian | — | new |
| Idell | Girl | elaboration of Ida, work | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Inell | Girl | uncertain, perhaps from Nell | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Irine | Girl | variant of Irene, peace | Greek | — | new |
| Inger | Girl | Scandinavian name linked to the god Ing | Scandinavian | — | new |
| Irby | Boy | farmstead of the Irish | English | — | new |
| Irven | Boy | variant of Irvin | Scottish | — | new |