US rank #3233 Girls' name Peak 2007 1,014 births

Ixchel — #3233 US girls' name

1,014 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.

1960s121970s91980s61990s992000s3682010s3412020s179
#3233
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 82% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Ixchel was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

69 babies were named Ixchel in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ixchel

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,014 babies named Ixchel between 1968 and 2024, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ixchel currently holds the #3233 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 69 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ixchel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 368 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Ixchel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 380 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Ixchel in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ixchel 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 1,014 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.

Ixchel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,014

Since 1968

57 years of records

Peak year

2007

69 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,233

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1968

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ixchel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1968

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
69
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
020406080 202420192014200920041999199419801968 12

Ixchel by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
368 births that decade — 36% of Ixchel's all-time total
1960s121970s91980s61990s992000s3682010s3412020s179

Ixchel by state

Where Ixchel concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Ixchel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
380 37.5%
#2 Texas
76 7.5%
#3 Illinois
17 1.7%
#4 Arizona
6 0.6%
#5 New York
6 0.6%
California share of Ixchel's total US births 37.5%
Even split

380 of 1,014 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ixchel?
1,014 babies have been named Ixchel since 1968. It currently ranks #3233 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 69 births.
When was Ixchel most popular?
Ixchel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 368 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Ixchel most popular?
The top states for the name Ixchel are California (380 births), Texas (76 births), Illinois (17 births).
How long has the name Ixchel been used?
Ixchel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 57 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ixchel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ixcel, Ixchell. 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, 1968–2024 (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.