girl · scottish
Isobel
say it iz-uh-bel
What Isobel means
- Scottish Scottish form of Isabel: my God is an oath New Testament and Christian saint: form of Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist in Luke
How popular it is
Its use is falling over the last ten years.
- no. 128 in Ireland (2017)
- no. 145 in New Zealand (2023)
- no. 164 in Australia (2024)
- no. 214 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 215 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 276 in Northern Ireland (2025)
- no. 733 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 2186 in the US (2024)
In the United States it was most popular around 1900.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Isabella Camila Elsie Isabelle Camille Elise Trinidad Aya Isabel Elisa Vera Anastasia
Isobel in stories
- Downton Abbey: Isobel Crawley, Matthew's reforming mother