Girls' name · since 1968
Ixchel
1,043 babies named Ixchel in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,292 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,797 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,043
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ixchel currently ranks #4797 among girls' names in America, with 1,043 babies recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Ixchel recorded 1,043 times among girls since 1968, holding rank #4797 nationally today, ahead of 72% of girls, 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 1968 to 2025.
- #7,292 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,797 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,043 born since 1968
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ixchel ranks #7,292 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,797 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,043 born since 1968, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,292 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,797 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,043
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ixchel's 1,043 recorded births place it above 89.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ixchel compares
1,043 Top 31% higher than 69% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Ixchel's all-time total is 177% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ixchel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,043 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 69 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ixchel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ixchel's full recorded timeline at 2006, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 69 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ixchel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Ixchel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (368 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Ixchel's strongest decade.
368 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Ixchel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 9
1970s
9 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 100
1990s
100 births
- 2000s
2000s
368 births
- 2010s
2010s
341 births
- 2020s
2020s
207 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 368 births (35% of all-time use).
How Ixchel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ixchel's total volume
Ixchel by state
Where Ixchel concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 387 | 37.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 76 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 17 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 6 | 0.6% |
387 of 1,043 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Ixchel's data
- Ixchel's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (368 total births) through the 2020s (207) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ixchels (387 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 Ixchel: 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 (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Ixchel 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.