Girls' name · since 1994
Itzhel
19 babies named Itzhel in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #46,453 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 19
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Itzhel sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 19 recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Itzhel recorded 19 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 2007.
- #46,453 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 19 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Itzhel ranks #46,453 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #46,453 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 19
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Itzhel's 19 recorded births place it above 35.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Itzhel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Itzhel splits its recorded history at 2004: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Itzhel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2007
- Peak year (2007)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2007.
19 total births across 14 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2007 with 9 births in a single year.
Itzhel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (14 births, 74% of the file).
2000s was Itzhel's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Itzhel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 14 births (74% of all-time use).
Itzhel decade highlights
- Peak decade 14 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Two nationwide peer axes for Itzhel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1994–2007 (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 Itzhel 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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