Baby Name Popularity Profile

Itzel

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Itzel.

✦ Rainbow 🌍 Other Mythological
National Rank (2025) #359
All-Time Peak Rank #328 Achieved 2005
Total U.S. Births 21,316 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 0.3% Boy / 99.7% Girl Overwhelmingly Female
Boy Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Boy usage
First Recorded 1977 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2000s 976 births in 2005
💡 The Itzel Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Rainbow
Language Origin Other
Origin Type uncertain
Derived from the Mayan language, often associated with 'rainbow' or the Mayan goddess Ixchel.
Common Nicknames
Itzy Zel
Alternative Spellings
Itzell
Pronunciation: EET-sel
Themes & Categories
Mythological
Etymology confidence: Medium · Under review

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Itzel across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +64.1%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +30.4%
2015: 652 births 652 2016: 656 births 2017: 636 births 2018: 536 births 2019: 575 births 2020: 518 births 518 2021: 549 births 2022: 636 births 2023: 840 births 2024: 828 births 2025: 850 births 850
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 976 births in 2005
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 21 yrs
Longest Streak 45 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 5
1980s: 170
1990s: 2,544
2000s: 7,601
2010s: 6,775
2020s: 4,221

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Itz-el
Letter Count 5 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with I, a letter used by only 1.7% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Nevada
Top States Nevada, Arizona, California, Texas, New Mexico
States with Data 37
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Nevada #308 342 2010 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #265 1,019 2005 Insufficient historical volume
California #127 7,170 2005 +55.5% Growth
Texas #184 4,683 2005 +72.4% Growth
New Mexico Unranked 218 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #342 481 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #317 1,329 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #309 240 2011 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #335 403 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #372 153 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #537 507 2006 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #619 415 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #617 150 2010 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #726 416 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #653 155 2023 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #514 296 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #375 38 2010 Insufficient historical volume
New York #432 650 2023 +48.1% Growth
Wisconsin #737 158 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #451 85 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #367 108 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #558 153 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #888 133 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #936 121 2012 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #614 67 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #312 37 2006 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #448 67 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #1300 127 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #442 60 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama Unranked 31 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #712 29 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri Unranked 34 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #572 16 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #704 65 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #1072 51 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #653 21 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky Unranked 13 2012 Insufficient historical volume

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