Hafsa vs Isobel
Hafsa and Isobelcompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Hafsa was ranked #201 and Isobel #246 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Hafsa was ranked #476 and Isobel #207 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Hafsa was ranked #608 and Isobel #239 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Hafsa and Isobel over time
Hafsa and Isobel appear together in 2 published lists, across 45 years of shared records. Isobel held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Hafsa 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Hafsa and Isobel were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #201 and #246.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Hafsa held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Isobel in 27.
Highest recorded here: Hafsa #201 in 2025, Isobel #50 in 2003.
The order changed in 2023: Hafsa moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #243 and #195; by 2023 that had become #216 and #220.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Hafsa #201, Isobel #246.
Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 2001–2025
Hafsa held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Isobel in 15.
Highest recorded here: Hafsa #498 in 2001, Isobel #88 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Hafsa #608, Isobel #239.
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 | Hafsa | Isobel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #201 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #239 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hafsa has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Isobel.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Hafsa
Popularity journey
First recorded1986
First recorded at #648 among girls in Norway in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Isobel
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #234 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #50 among girls in England and Wales, in 2003 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #246 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls