Isabelle vs Pippa
Isabelle and Pippacompared 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 2025, Isabelle was ranked #34 and Pippa #118 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2022, Isabelle was ranked #41 and Pippa #92 among girls in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Isabelle was ranked #52 and Pippa #136 among girls in England and Wales.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2025, Isabelle was ranked #58 and Pippa #75 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Isabelle was ranked #227 and Pippa #127 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Isabelle was ranked #207 and Pippa #230 among girls in Scotland.
Isabelle and Pippa over time
Isabelle and Pippa appear together in 4 published lists, across 76 years of shared records. Isabelle held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Pippa in 1.
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.
Isabelle reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Pippa in 1. 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2017, Pippa moved ahead of Isabelle in Northern Ireland · Girls — #123 and #166 the year before became #164 and #110.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Isabelle held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Pippa in 0.
Highest recorded here: Isabelle #17 in 2008, Pippa #112 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Isabelle #52, Pippa #136.
Republic of Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 2004–2025
Isabelle held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Pippa in 0.
Highest recorded here: Isabelle #26 in 2010, Pippa #77 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Isabelle #34, Pippa #118.
Northern Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 2005–2024
Isabelle held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Pippa in 11.
Highest recorded here: Isabelle #109 in 2012, Pippa #67 in 2022.
The order changed in 2017: Pippa moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #123 and #166; by 2017 that had become #164 and #110.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Isabelle #227, Pippa #127.
New Zealand · Girls9 shared years, 2010–2022
Isabelle held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Pippa in 1.
Highest recorded here: Isabelle #31 in 2017, Pippa #44 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Isabelle #41, Pippa #92.
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 | Isabelle | Pippa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #34 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #75 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Isabelle has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Pippa.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Isabelle
Popularity journey
First recorded1962
First recorded at #454 among girls in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in England and Wales, in 2008 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #58 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Pippa
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #671 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 recorded2010–2022
Highest recorded position: #44 among girls in New Zealand, in 2013 (recorded 2010–2022).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #75 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls