Isabell
Meaning and origin
A modern spelling variant of Isabel and Isabelle.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Isabell (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Isabell has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2010. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 97 |
| 1999 | 85 |
| 2000 | 105 |
| 2001 | 81 |
| 2002 | 68 |
| 2003 | 98 |
| 2004 | 96 |
| 2005 | 110 |
| 2006 | 75 |
| 2007 | 98 |
| 2008 | 111 |
| 2009 | 105 |
| 2010 | 128 |
| 2011 | 112 |
| 2012 | 86 |
| 2013 | 104 |
| 2014 | 67 |
| 2015 | 81 |
| 2016 | 66 |
| 2017 | 63 |
| 2018 | 52 |
| 2019 | 54 |
| 2020 | 48 |
| 2021 | 26 |
| 2022 | 32 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,800 |
| 2000 | 1,907 |
| 2001 | 1,989 |
| 2002 | 2,062 |
| 2003 | 2,161 |
| 2004 | 2,256 |
| 2005 | 2,369 |
| 2006 | 2,444 |
| 2007 | 2,545 |
| 2008 | 2,658 |
| 2009 | 2,766 |
| 2010 | 2,897 |
| 2011 | 3,001 |
| 2012 | 3,090 |
| 2013 | 3,190 |
| 2014 | 3,262 |
| 2015 | 3,337 |
| 2016 | 3,395 |
| 2017 | 3,453 |
| 2018 | 3,501 |
| 2019 | 3,544 |
| 2020 | 3,582 |
Isabell in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Isabell.Hi! My name is Isabell.
- Isabell ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Isabell called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Isabell kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Isabell is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Isabells mamma är lärare.Isabell's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Isabells mamma is Isabell's mum.
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Questions about Isabell
How do you pronounce Isabell in Swedish?
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What does the name Isabell mean?
A modern spelling variant of Isabel and Isabelle.
How popular is Isabell in Sweden?
32 babies were named Isabell in 2022. In 2020, 3,582 people in Sweden had Isabell as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2010 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.