Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2005

Itzel

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #359 Trend ↑ Rising 60%
Rank 2025
#359
among girls · ↑18 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
850
named Itzel · +2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,891
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2005
984 babies
All-time total
21,431
#1,024 all-time among girls
First recorded
1977
in Social Security records

Itzel popularity over time

21,431 babies have been named Itzel since 1977, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 5 – 5 1 – #10,186
1980s 170 5 175 18 +3400% #2,380
1990s 2,544 29 2,573 257 +1370% #507
2000s 7,601 51 7,652 765 +197% #328
2010s 6,775 16 6,791 679 -11% #409
2020s (to 2025) 4,221 14 4,235 706 +4% #359

Where Itzel is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 915 0.57 #336
2027 973 0.61 #313
2028 1,026 0.64 #300
2029 1,074 0.67 #287
2030 1,116 0.69 #277

Where Itzel is most popular

Girls named Itzel per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.456 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, California, and Nevada.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Itzel born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 34 1.40 +206%
California 1,016 1.21 +165%
Nevada 53 1.14 +150%
Arizona 145 1.03 +126%
Texas 810 1.01 +121%
Colorado 79 0.708 +55%
Illinois 152 0.664 +45%
Washington 88 0.609 +33%
Oregon 39 0.599 +31%
Iowa 33 0.565 +24%
Oklahoma 39 0.530 +16%
Maryland 55 0.519 +14%
Arkansas 26 0.492 +8%
Utah 40 0.481 +5%
Kansas 27 0.468 ≈ national
Wisconsin 42 0.408 -11%
New York 155 0.391 -14%
New Jersey 70 0.388 -15%
South Carolina 33 0.367 -20%
Georgia 83 0.365 -20%
North Carolina 80 0.351 -23%
Virginia 59 0.346 -24%
Indiana 44 0.313 -31%
Florida 110 0.257 -44%
Louisiana 18 0.206 -55%
Tennessee 32 0.202 -56%
Nebraska 7 0.195 -57%
Idaho 6 0.179 -61%
Minnesota 19 0.176 -61%
Massachusetts 21 0.174 -62%
Connecticut 10 0.172 -62%
Pennsylvania 39 0.165 -64%
Missouri 16 0.133 -71%
Ohio 27 0.114 -75%
Michigan 19 0.104 -77%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Itzel

Itzel is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #359 in 2025 with 850 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1977, 21,431 American babies have been named Itzel. Its peak came in 2005, when 984 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Itzel stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Itzel?

The median living Itzel is about 15 years old; half are between 7 and 21. An estimated 21 thousand people named Itzel are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Itzel year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 850 #359 – –
2024 828 #377 8 #9,351
2023 840 #367 – –
2022 636 #497 6 #11,414
2021 549 #559 – –
2020 518 #568 – –
2019 575 #532 – –
2018 536 #576 – –
2017 636 #492 – –
2016 656 #478 – –
2015 652 #492 – –
2014 753 #426 – –
2013 700 #437 5 #12,872
2012 731 #428 6 #11,339
2011 772 #409 5 #13,058
2010 764 #413 – –
2009 789 #400 – –
2008 846 #383 – –
2007 892 #365 – –
2006 857 #377 6 #11,187
2005 976 #328 8 #8,598
2004 879 #360 8 #8,436
2003 694 #435 9 #7,488
2002 659 #442 6 #9,858
2001 579 #481 8 #7,827
2000 430 #594 6 #9,555
1995 343 #634 9 #6,114
1990 84 #1,741 – –
1985 8 #7,828 – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Itzel, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Itzel?

The median living Itzel is about 15 years old. Half of all living Itzels are between 7 and 21 years old.

How many people named Itzel are alive today?

An estimated 21 thousand people named Itzel are alive in the United States, based on 21,431 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Itzel in 2025?

Itzel ranked #359 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 850 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Itzel?

21,431 babies have been named Itzel in the United States since 1977, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Itzel most popular?

Itzel peaked in 2005, when 984 newborns received the name.

Is Itzel a boy or girl name?

Itzel is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Itzel rising or falling?

Itzel is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Itzel become more popular?

Itzel is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,116 girls named Itzel in 2030, which would rank around #277. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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