Izan
Izan was the 884th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 269 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 713th with 372 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 800 places. More babies were named Izan in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it ee-SAHN /iˈsɑn/
- Rank in 2025
- #884 boys, up 363 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 269boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024372 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,001babies recorded
What does the name Izan mean?
Izan is a boys' name used in Spain and in Spanish-speaking families in the US. The Spanish Wiktionary records it as a male name and, separately, as a Basque surname, but gives no etymology for the first name. It is often said to be a Spanish form of Ethan, but no source consulted confirms this, so no meaning is given.
How sure is this? Not documented. No documented origin.
Other explanations you may read: Spanish form of Ethan.
Pronunciation: Said ee-THAHN in Spain, ee-SAHN in Latin America.
Sources for this meaning
- Wikcionario (Spanish Wiktionary), entry 'Izan', Wikcionario (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Izan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #884 | 269 |
| 2020 | #1,247 | 149 |
| 2010 | #6,838 | 12 |
| 2000 | — | — |
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How popular is Izan, counting every spelling?
Izan is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #753 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #884 for Izan on its own. Together these spellings went to 330 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Izan | 269 | #884 | 1,274 |
| Izaan | 36 | #3,270 | 159 |
| Izen | 15 | #5,964 | 84 |
| Isan | 10 | #7,881 | 41 |
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 Izan?
269 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Izan (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Izan 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 31 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Izan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Izan?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Izan are alive today, with a median age of 4; half are between 2 and 7. That makes Izan a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Izan by state
How common Izan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (1.9×), Texas (1.9×), California (1.7×). In 24 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Izan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Izan, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Izan · Sibling names for Izan
Questions about the name Izan
How popular is the name Izan?
Izan was the 884th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 269 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 713th with 372 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 800 places. More babies were named Izan in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Izan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Izan in the US.
Where is Izan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Izan was most common in Arizona (0.29 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and California.