Belle vs Isis
Belle and Isiscompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2014, Belle was ranked #304 and Isis #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Belle was ranked #311 and Isis #3695 among girls in England and Wales.
Belle and Isis over time
Belle and Isis appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Belle held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Isis in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Isis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Belle in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Belle and Isis changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #311 and #3695.
- Mirrored each other
Over 27 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Belle rose about as far as Isis fell — from #2096 and #1646 in 1996 to #311 and #3695 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1996–2024
Belle held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Isis in 9.
Highest recorded here: Belle #240 in 2017, Isis #706 in 2007.
The order changed in 2008: Belle moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #706 and #706; by 2008 that had become #632 and #1034.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Belle #311, Isis #3695.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Belle | Isis |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3695 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Belle and Isis both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Belle
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2096 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2011–2024
Highest recorded position: #179 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2018 (recorded 2011–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Isis
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1646 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #706 among girls in England and Wales, in 2007 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls