Fun Facts About the Name Ysabel
- More than 1 thousand babies named Ysabel: U.S. records list 1,723 babies given the name Ysabel from 1880 through 2025. Even 225 boys received the name Ysabel - about 1 boy for every 7 girls.
What Does the Name Ysabel Mean?
Ysabel is a variant spelling of Isabel, and its established meaning is 'God is my oath.' The name goes back to the Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elisheva), borne in the Bible by the wife of Aaron. The first element is אֵל (El), 'God'; the second element is commonly understood as 'oath' or 'sworn,' giving the customary translation 'God is my oath' or 'my God is an oath.' The name passed into Greek as Ἐλισάβετ (Elisabet) and Latin as Elisabeth. In medieval Romance, Elisabeth developed into Isabel, with Ysabel as an older spelling that uses Y for initial I; the Y does not add a separate meaning.
A secondary explanation connects the second Hebrew element to שֶׁבַע (sheva), 'seven,' which can yield 'God is abundance' or 'God is seven.' This reading is less common for Elizabeth and its descendants, and the oath interpretation is the one traditionally given for Isabel and Ysabel.
Ysabel Name History & Origins
The prehistory of Ysabel belongs to Elizabeth. The Hebrew Elisheva became Greek Elisabet, then Latin Elisabeth. In the Middle Ages, that Latin name produced a family of Romance forms. Old French and Occitan used Isabel, and from there the name spread into Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, and English. The spelling Ysabel reflects a period when Romance scribes often wrote Y where modern Spanish writes I; modern Spanish settled on Isabel, while Ysabel survived as an archaic or deliberately old-fashioned variant.
Ysabel did not develop separately from Isabel; its history is the history of that name plus a spelling convention. In Christian Europe, the name was associated with Saint Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, and it became common in Iberian royal families. Because Y and I were interchangeable in many older texts, Ysabel appears as a period spelling of the same name rather than as a distinct etymological root. In English use, it is an occasional variant of Isabel, often chosen for its older appearance.
How Popular is the Name Ysabel?
Ysabel has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1998. Its best rank was #1,633 in 1910.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,716 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2024 | #7,919 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #8,461 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #17,676 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #6,950 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2020 | #6,069 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2019 | #5,438 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2018 | #5,446 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2017 | #5,813 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2016 | #7,219 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #5,449 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2014 | #5,620 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2013 | #6,006 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2012 | #5,702 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2011 | #5,537 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2010 | #6,374 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2009 | #4,927 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2008 | #4,644 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2007 | #3,529 | 47 | 0.0024% |
| 2006 | #3,466 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 2005 | #3,873 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2004 | #3,815 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2003 | #2,998 | 51 | 0.0028% |
| 2002 | #3,651 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2001 | #3,254 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 2000 | #3,119 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 1999 | #2,780 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 1998 | #2,690 | 51 | 0.0029% |
| 1997 | #4,655 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1996 | #4,735 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1995 | #6,256 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1994 | #5,247 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1993 | #4,824 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1992 | #5,479 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1991 | #6,975 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #10,180 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #8,752 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #13,867 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #13,244 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #6,608 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #10,669 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #8,146 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #10,504 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #9,102 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #12,148 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #11,957 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #8,430 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #7,293 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #10,606 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #7,987 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #6,564 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #7,315 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1959 | #5,029 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #7,025 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1957 | #4,915 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #5,823 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #3,685 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1949 | #4,231 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #3,881 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1946 | #3,427 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1945 | #5,235 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1943 | #3,490 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1942 | #4,119 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1939 | #3,426 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1937 | #3,796 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1934 | #3,446 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1932 | #3,896 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1931 | #4,327 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1930 | #1,933 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1929 | #2,188 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1928 | #3,161 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1927 | #3,558 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1926 | #3,041 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1925 | #2,488 | 15 | 0.0012% |
| 1924 | #2,511 | 15 | 0.0012% |
| 1923 | #2,363 | 16 | 0.0013% |
| 1922 | #2,955 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1921 | #2,628 | 14 | 0.0011% |
| 1920 | #1,888 | 22 | 0.0018% |
| 1919 | #2,637 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1918 | #2,816 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1917 | #2,314 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1916 | #2,829 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1915 | #3,126 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1914 | #2,874 | 8 | 0.0011% |
| 1913 | #3,181 | 6 | 0.0010% |
| 1912 | #2,974 | 6 | 0.0011% |
| 1911 | #2,457 | 6 | 0.0014% |
| 1910 | #1,633 | 10 | 0.0025% |
| 1908 | #1,671 | 8 | 0.0024% |
| 1907 | #2,057 | 6 | 0.0019% |
| 1906 | #1,724 | 7 | 0.0024% |
| 1905 | #1,693 | 7 | 0.0024% |
| 1904 | #2,164 | 5 | 0.0018% |
| 1900 | #2,216 | 5 | 0.0017% |
| 1898 | #1,696 | 6 | 0.0023% |
| 1897 | #1,796 | 5 | 0.0021% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | #3,967 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #4,595 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1959 | #4,568 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1958 | #4,500 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1951 | #3,065 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1945 | #2,742 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1944 | #3,107 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1941 | #2,489 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1940 | #3,935 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1935 | #3,638 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1932 | #3,360 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1931 | #3,094 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1930 | #2,292 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1929 | #2,764 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1928 | #2,656 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1927 | #3,147 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1926 | #2,722 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1925 | #2,753 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1924 | #2,471 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1923 | #3,173 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1922 | #3,249 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1921 | #3,515 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1919 | #3,389 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1918 | #2,880 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1917 | #2,727 | 10 | 0.0011% |
| 1916 | #3,892 | 6 | 0.0007% |
| 1915 | #3,391 | 7 | 0.0008% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Ysabel Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have a strong need for freedom - physical, mental and spiritual. You hate bondage in any form. You have love of beauty and philosophy, and you desire achievement. You are willing to take spiritual matters on faith instead of subjecting them to mental analysis. You are inventive, intuitive and extremely methodical. Since your will is so strong, you are hard to convince. You also dislike advice. You love beauty and philosophy, and you desire achievement. You have a strong need for freedom - physical, mental and spiritual.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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