Girls' name · since 1994
Ithzel
151 babies named Ithzel in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,702 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 151
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ithzel sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 151 recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Ithzel recorded 151 times among girls since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2013.
- #22,702 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 151 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ithzel ranks #22,702 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 151 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #22,702 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 151
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ithzel's 151 recorded births place it above 68.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ithzel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ithzel splits its recorded history at 2004: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ithzel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2013
- Peak year (2002)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2013.
151 total births across 20 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2002 with 13 births in a single year.
Ithzel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (96 births, 64% of the file).
2000s was Ithzel's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Ithzel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 34
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
96 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 96 births (64% of all-time use).
Ithzel decade highlights
- Peak decade 96 births
- Runner-up 34 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Ithzel by state
Where Ithzel concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 7.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 3.3% |
11 of 151 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 7.3% of nationwide
- Texas 3.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 7.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Ithzel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (96 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ithzels (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ithzel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~19 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1994–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ithzel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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