Isabella Balderas
There are approximately 21 people named Isabella Balderas living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 16,321,635 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Isabella with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Balderas. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
21
1 in 16,321,635
Named Isabella
394K
Alive today
Named Balderas
18K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 394K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2010
Average age: 15
Top Census group: White (46.8%)
Estimated bearers: 18K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #2,267
Per 100K: 5.23
Top ancestry: Hispanic (93.1%)
First name trend
Isabella: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Isabella. The peak year was 2010 with 22,965 births. The average person named Isabella today is 15 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Isabella
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Isabella, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 46.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Isabella described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Isabella at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White46.8% · 144,694
- Hispanic or Latino41.9% · 129,476
- Two or more races5.4% · 16,744
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.9% · 8,906
- Black or African American2.5% · 7,789
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1,467
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Balderas surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Balderas, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 93.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Balderas described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Balderas at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino93.1% · 14,549
- White5.0% · 775
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 138
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 61
- Two or more races0.4% · 56
- Black or African American0.3% · 52
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Isabella has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1150% of the US population, based on 394,076 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Isabella right now.
The surname Balderas appears at a rate of 5.23 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0052%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 21 people with the full name Isabella Balderas. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Isabella Balderas: questions and answers
How many people are named Isabella Balderas?
We estimate approximately 21 people in the United States share the full name Isabella Balderas. That works out to about 1 in 16,321,635 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1150%) with the surname frequency (5.23 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Isabella Balderas?
We classify Isabella Balderas as "Very Rare". About 1 in 16,321,635 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Isabella a male or female name?
Isabella is predominantly female. Out of 406,648 total SSA registrations, 0.1% were male and 99.9% were female. See the full Isabella profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Isabella Balderas?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.