Isabel
Isabel is a female given name: 98% of people named Isabel are women, and it is recorded as female in 12 of the 12 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Spain, Portugal
- US births since 1880
- 1,817 male / 117,059 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Isabel
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Isabel," in English, "Guten Tag Isabel," in German. Isabel is a female given name: about 98% of people named Isabel are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Isabel,
German
Guten Tag Isabel,
French
Bonjour Isabel,
Spanish
Estimado/a Isabel:
Chinese
Isabel您好：
Japanese
Isabel様
English
Hi Isabel,
German
Hi Isabel,
French
Salut Isabel,
Spanish
Hola Isabel,
Chinese
Isabel你好：
Japanese
Isabelさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Armenia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
1,817 male · 117,059 female · 118,876 births recorded
Since 1980: 1% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Isabel a male or female name?
Isabel is a female given name: 98% of people named Isabel are women, and it is recorded as female in 12 of the 12 countries covered.
How do I address Isabel in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Isabel," in English, "Guten Tag Isabel," in German. Isabel is a female given name: about 98% of people named Isabel are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Isabel a unisex name?
Isabel is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Isabel are men. Isabel leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Isabel a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/isabel (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_isabel,
title = {Is Isabel a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/isabel},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}