Boys' name · since 2006
Itzael
316 babies named Itzael in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,291 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,009 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 316
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Itzael currently ranks #5009 among boys' names in America, with 316 babies recorded since 2006.
Itzael has 316 recorded births among boys since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5009 as of the latest data, more common than 64% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #10,291 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,009 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 316 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Itzael ranks #10,291 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,009 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 316 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,291 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,009 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 316
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Itzael's 316 recorded births place it above 77.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Itzael compares
316 47th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Itzael's all-time total is 14% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Itzael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 316 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Itzael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Itzael's full recorded timeline at 2016, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Itzael popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Itzael by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (150 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Itzael's strongest decade.
150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Itzael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
- 2010s
2010s
150 births
- 2020s
2020s
146 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 150 births (47% of all-time use).
Itzael by state
Where Itzael concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 76 | 24.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12 | 3.8% |
76 of 316 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Itzael's data
- Itzael's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (150 total births) through the 2020s (146) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Itzaels (76 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Itzael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
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, 2006–2025 (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 Itzael 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.