Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Itzel name popularity since 1925
21,431 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Itzel. Half of them were born in 2010 or earlier, so the typical Itzel is about 16 years old in 2026. Itzel peaked in 2025 as the #359 name for girls, and it ranked #359 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 21,431
- Named Itzel, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #359
- for girls in 2025 (850 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% girls
- 21,316 girls · 115 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 4.73× its national share
Peak year is the year Itzel made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Itzel births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2005. Measured as a share of all babies, Itzel peaked in 2025.
- Fastest rise: Between 1992 and 1997, Itzel became 3.2× more common, from 1 in 18,400 baby girls to 1 in 5,780.
- Steepest fall: Between 1994 and 1999, its share of baby girls fell by 34%, from 1 in 3,650 to 1 in 5,510.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Itzel's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Itzel.
Decade by decade
Babies named Itzel in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 5 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 170 | 5 | #7,828 |
| 1990s | 2,544 | 29 | #634 |
| 2000s | 7,601 | 51 | #328 |
| 2010s | 6,775 | 16 | #492 |
| 2020–25 | 4,221 | 14 | #359 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
50.6% of babies named Itzel from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Itzel is most popular
The index compares Itzel's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Itzel.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 4.73× | 342 |
| Arizona | 3.88× | 1,019 |
| California | 3.34× | 7,176 |
| Texas | 2.94× | 4,683 |
| Colorado | 1.92× | 481 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Itzel's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Itzel.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Itzel (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data