Unisex name · since 1994
Izel
Izel has 1,524 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,639 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,849 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,524
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Izel currently ranks #2849 among unisex names in America, with 1,524 babies recorded since 1994.
Izel has 1,524 recorded births among girls since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2849 as of the latest data, more common than 84% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #5,639 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,849 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,524 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Izel ranks #5,639 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,849 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,524 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,639 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,849 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,524
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Izel's 1,524 recorded births place it above 92.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Izel compares
1,524 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Izel's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Izel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,524 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 107 | 21 | 19,840 |
Izel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Izel's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 107, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Izel popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 107
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Izel popularity over time - boys
420 total births recorded since 1933 (Izel as boys' name)
Izel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (741 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Izel's strongest decade.
741 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Izel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
370 births
- 2010s
2010s
741 births
- 2020s
2020s
377 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 741 births (49% of all-time use).
How Izel 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 Izel's total volume
Izel by state
Where Izel concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 593 | 38.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 193 | 12.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 72 | 4.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 37 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 28 | 1.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Washington | | 5 | 0.3% |
593 of 1,524 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Izel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (741 total births) through the 2020s (377) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Izels (593 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 Izel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Izel 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.