Itzel
Itzel was the 359th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 850 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 328th with 976 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 133 places. More babies were named Itzel in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it eet-SEL /itˈsɛl/
- Rank in 2025
- #359 girls, up 209 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 850girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2005976 babies
- Total since 1880
- 21,431babies recorded
What does the name Itzel mean?
Itzel is a name used mainly in Mexican and Mexican American families, recorded in the US since the late 1970s. It is often said to be Maya, linked with the goddess Ixchel and meaning "rainbow lady" or "star", but no dictionary source consulted documents this; Wiktionary lists it only as a given name and surname. Its origin is therefore treated as undocumented.
How sure is this? Not documented. Maya origin widely claimed but unverified.
Other explanations you may read: Maya for 'rainbow lady'.
Related names: Itzayana, Ixchel.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Itzel', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Itzel popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 115 since 1989.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #359 | 850 |
| 2020 | #568 | 518 |
| 2010 | #413 | 764 |
| 2000 | #594 | 430 |
| 1990 | #1,741 | 84 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Itzel, counting every spelling?
Itzel is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #384 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #359 for Itzel on its own. Together these spellings went to 864 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Itzel | 850 | #359 | 3,703 |
| Itzell | 14 | #7,637 | 31 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Itzel?
850 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Itzel (0.24 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Itzel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 10 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Itzel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Itzel?
About 21,100 people born in the US named Itzel are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 8 and 22. That makes Itzel mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Itzel by state
How common Itzel was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Mexico (3.1×), California (2.6×), Nevada (2.5×), Arizona (2.3×), Texas (2.2×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Michigan, Ohio, Missouri.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Itzel: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Itzel, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Itzel · Sibling names for Itzel
Questions about the name Itzel
How popular is the name Itzel?
Itzel was the 359th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 850 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 328th with 976 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 133 places. More babies were named Itzel in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Itzel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Itzel in the US.
Where is Itzel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Itzel was most common in New Mexico (1.40 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Nevada.