Recorded 1994–2023 Girls' name Peak 2004 296 births

Itzell — girls' name

296 babies named Itzell in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s542000s1462010s732020s23
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Itzell was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

21 babies were named Itzell in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Itzell

The Social Security Administration has registered 296 babies named Itzell between 1994 and 2023, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Itzell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Itzell performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 146 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Itzell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 74 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Itzell in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Itzell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 296 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Itzell at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

296

Since 1994

30 years of records

Peak year

2004

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1994

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2023

Itzell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1994

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2004)
21
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
0510152025 20232017201220082004200019961994 11

Itzell by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
146 births that decade — 49% of Itzell's all-time total
1990s542000s1462010s732020s23

Itzell by state

Where Itzell concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Itzell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
74 25.0%
#2 Texas
25 8.4%
California share of Itzell's total US births 25.0%
Even split

74 of 296 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Itzell?
296 babies have been named Itzell since 1994. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2004 with 21 births.
When was Itzell most popular?
Itzell was most popular in the 2000s decade with 146 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Itzell most popular?
The top states for the name Itzell are California (74 births), Texas (25 births).
How long has the name Itzell been used?
Itzell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 30 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Itzell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Itzel, Itzayana, Itzia, Itzae, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.