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Iseult

“ice” + “battle”

feminineLatin script

/ɪˈsuːlt/ · English

Origin: Old High German
2 language contexts: English French
Follow the evidence: 9 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Iseult

Iseult is a feminine given name documented in English and French. English Wiktionary traces it to Old High German is via Old French, Celtic and Germanic, from the components “ice” + “battle”.

Old High German origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “ice” + “battle”

Old French, the name of the queen who fell in love with Tristan in medieval romance Tristan and Iseult, perhaps from Celtic, of uncertain meaning, possibly Proto-Brythonic *Adsiltia (“she who is gazed upon”); compare Welsh syllu and Irish súil. Otherwise from Germanic, equivalent to Old High German is (“ice”) + hiltja (“battle”) (from Proto-West Germanic *hildi).

Sources for this account (7)

Wiktionary: IseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: IseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: IseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: IseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: IseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: IseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: IseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

02 / Across borders

Where Iseult is used

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3 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

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United States

Statistics + language records

United States, 2016: 5 girls (rank 16215). Documented as a given name in English.

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4 of 13 countries

03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Ireland

1964–2025 Spelling: Iseult

Region and dataset

Recorded category girls

Latest · 2024: 5; births; Rank #631
Peak year: 2015; 15 births

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Source: Central Statistics Office · Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025

Published integer counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

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Iseult in Ireland, girls: births and rank by year
Year	Births	Rank	Status
1964	no value	no value	not covered
1965	4	325	observed
1966	no value	no value	not covered
1967	no value	no value	not covered
1968	no value	no value	not covered
1969	5	351	observed
1970	no value	no value	not covered
1971	no value	no value	not covered
1972	3	471	observed
1973	4	449	observed
1974	no value	no value	not covered
1975	no value	no value	not covered
1976	7	344	observed
1977	no value	no value	not covered
1978	5	428	observed
1979	no value	no value	not covered
1980	5	432	observed
1981	5	423	observed
1982	5	425	observed
1983	3	529	observed
1984	4	459	observed
1985	5	421	observed
1986	no value	no value	not covered
1987	no value	no value	not covered
1988	no value	no value	not covered
1989	no value	no value	not covered
1990	3	517	observed
1991	3	515	observed
1992	5	417	observed
1993	7	356	observed
1994	6	374	observed
1995	4	451	observed
1996	3	534	observed
1997	5	440	observed
1998	3	498	observed
1999	6	355	observed
2000	3	536	observed
2001	8	335	observed
2002	4	512	observed
2003	3	655	observed
2004	7	414	observed
2005	8	398	observed
2006	9	394	observed
2007	9	431	observed
2008	13	364	observed
2009	13	358	observed
2010	9	475	observed
2011	9	465	observed
2012	6	612	observed
2013	12	374	observed
2014	12	373	observed
2015	15	316	observed
2016	11	390	observed
2017	9	430	observed
2018	6	568	observed
2019	11	362	observed
2020	11	355	observed
2021	8	464	observed
2022	10	389	observed
2023	7	495	observed
2024	5	631	observed
2025	no value	no value	not covered

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Iseult” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: First given names on Irish birth registrations; CSO tables VSA50 (boys) and VSA60 (girls). From 2017, births registered during the calendar year.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: CSO publishes names with three or more occurrences. Null cells are not emitted; absence is unknown, not zero.
Ranking: Published ranks from VSA50C02 and VSA60C02 retained unchanged, including ties.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

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04 / Through time

History

No historical attestations or sourced notable bearers are recorded yet. Historical databases are being evaluated for reuse permission; nothing is listed until a record can be cited.

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms9

Wikidata Q91802800CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: IseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: IseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: IseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: IseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: IseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: IseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: IseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: YseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates4

Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Iseult

Iseult is a feminine given name documented in English and French. English Wiktionary traces it to Old High German is via Old French, Celtic and Germanic, from the components “ice” + “battle”.

Old High German origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “ice” + “battle”

Sources for this account (7)

Wiktionary: IseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: IseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: IseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: IseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: IseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: IseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: IseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Where Iseult is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Iseult’s connections around the world.

3 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Statistics + language records

United States, 2016: 5 girls (rank 16215). Documented as a given name in English.

Explore United States

4 of 13 countries

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Ireland

1964–2025 Spelling: Iseult

Region and dataset

Recorded category girls

Latest · 2024: 5; births; Rank #631
Peak year: 2015; 15 births

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: Central Statistics Office · Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025

Published integer counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Iseult in Ireland, girls: births and rank by year
Year	Births	Rank	Status
1964	no value	no value	not covered
1965	4	325	observed
1966	no value	no value	not covered
1967	no value	no value	not covered
1968	no value	no value	not covered
1969	5	351	observed
1970	no value	no value	not covered
1971	no value	no value	not covered
1972	3	471	observed
1973	4	449	observed
1974	no value	no value	not covered
1975	no value	no value	not covered
1976	7	344	observed
1977	no value	no value	not covered
1978	5	428	observed
1979	no value	no value	not covered
1980	5	432	observed
1981	5	423	observed
1982	5	425	observed
1983	3	529	observed
1984	4	459	observed
1985	5	421	observed
1986	no value	no value	not covered
1987	no value	no value	not covered
1988	no value	no value	not covered
1989	no value	no value	not covered
1990	3	517	observed
1991	3	515	observed
1992	5	417	observed
1993	7	356	observed
1994	6	374	observed
1995	4	451	observed
1996	3	534	observed
1997	5	440	observed
1998	3	498	observed
1999	6	355	observed
2000	3	536	observed
2001	8	335	observed
2002	4	512	observed
2003	3	655	observed
2004	7	414	observed
2005	8	398	observed
2006	9	394	observed
2007	9	431	observed
2008	13	364	observed
2009	13	358	observed
2010	9	475	observed
2011	9	465	observed
2012	6	612	observed
2013	12	374	observed
2014	12	373	observed
2015	15	316	observed
2016	11	390	observed
2017	9	430	observed
2018	6	568	observed
2019	11	362	observed
2020	11	355	observed
2021	8	464	observed
2022	10	389	observed
2023	7	495	observed
2024	5	631	observed
2025	no value	no value	not covered

About this dataset and its counting rules

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: First given names on Irish birth registrations; CSO tables VSA50 (boys) and VSA60 (girls). From 2017, births registered during the calendar year.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: CSO publishes names with three or more occurrences. Null cells are not emitted; absence is unknown, not zero.
Ranking: Published ranks from VSA50C02 and VSA60C02 retained unchanged, including ties.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

Read our methodology

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms9

Wikidata Q91802800CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: IseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: IseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: IseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: IseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: IseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: IseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: IseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: YseultCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates4

Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

Iseult

About Iseult

Old High German origin

Where Iseult is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

Ireland

History

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Ísold

Isolda

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

Iseult

About Iseult

Old High German origin

Where Iseult is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

Ireland

History

Eseld

Esyllt

Iselda

Iseut

Isilde

Isold

Ísold

Isolda

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Iseult

Old High German origin

Where Iseult is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

Ireland

History

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Iseult

Old High German origin

Where Iseult is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

Ireland

History

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page