Girls' name · since 1994
Ixel
Ixel has 86 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,816 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 86
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ixel sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 86 recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Ixel recorded 86 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 2010.
- #28,816 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 86 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ixel ranks #28,816 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 86 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #28,816 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 86
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ixel's 86 recorded births place it above 60.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ixel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ixel splits its recorded history at 2004: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ixel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2010
- Peak year (2005)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Ixel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (41 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Ixel's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Ixel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
37 births
- 2000s
2000s
41 births
- 2010s 8
2010s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 41 births (48% of all-time use).
Ixel by state
Where Ixel concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 14.0% |
12 of 86 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ixel's data
- Ixel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ixels (12 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 Ixel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1994–2010 (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 Ixel 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.