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Isabelle vs Taylor

Isabelle and Taylorcompared 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.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2010, Isabelle was ranked #34 and Taylor #85 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Isabelle was ranked #34 and Taylor #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2016, Isabelle was ranked #46 and Taylor #83 among girls in New Zealand.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Isabelle was ranked #54 and Taylor #1512 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Isabelle was ranked #207 and Taylor #384 among girls in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Isabelle was ranked #227 and Taylor #227 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Isabelle and Taylor over time

Isabelle and Taylor appear together in 5 published lists, across 107 years of shared records. Isabelle held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Taylor in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Taylor reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 of those lists, and Isabelle 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.

  • One took the other's place near the top

    In New Zealand · Girls, Isabelle moved into the top 50 at #37 in 2011 as Taylor fell out of it to #60, having been #42 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2002, Isabelle moved ahead of Taylor in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #52 and #46 the year before became #60 and #68.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Isabelle and Taylor changed places 4 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 2003 and 2024, ending at #227 and #227.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Isabelle and Taylor were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #54 and #1512.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Isabelle #37 in 2011, Taylor #42 in 2010.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 1993–2025

    Isabelle held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Taylor in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Isabelle #26 in 2010, Taylor #89 in 2007.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Isabelle #34, Taylor #443.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Isabelle held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Taylor in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Isabelle #17 in 2008, Taylor #103 in 1998.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Isabelle #54, Taylor #1512.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 2003–2024

    Isabelle held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Taylor in 8.

    Highest recorded here: Isabelle #109 in 2012, Taylor #84 in 2003.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Isabelle #227, Taylor #227.

  • New Zealand · Girls13 shared years, 2002–2016

    Isabelle held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Taylor in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Isabelle #37 in 2011, Taylor #42 in 2010.

    The order changed in 2011: Isabelle moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #52 and #42; by 2011 that had become #37 and #60.

    Most recent shared year, 2016: Isabelle #46, Taylor #83.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls12 shared years, 1996–2010

    Isabelle held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Taylor in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Isabelle #27 in 2009, Taylor #19 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2002: Isabelle moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #52 and #46; by 2002 that had become #60 and #68.

    Most recent shared year, 2010: Isabelle #34, Taylor #85.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Isabelle

Pairs where Isabelle shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Taylor

Pairs where Taylor shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

Other pairs from New Zealand lists

Pairs measured inside New Zealand's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New Zealand overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2010s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2010 and 2019.

The 2010s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Isabelle, Taylor
FieldIsabelleTaylor
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemaleUsed for both boys and girls
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables42
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #34 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)76/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Isabelle has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Taylor.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Isabelle

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in England and Wales, in 2008 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #54 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Taylor

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1991

    First recorded at #91 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1992–2010

    Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1996 (recorded 1992–2010).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1512 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls