Boys' name · since 1915
Izell
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 687 babies named Izell, peaking in 1950. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,520 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 687
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
687 boys have been named Izell since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Izell has 687 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2024.
- #6,520 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 687 born since 1915
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Izell ranks #6,520 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 687 born since 1915, peaking in the 1950s.
- #6,520 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 687
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Izell's 687 recorded births place it above 85.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Izell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Izell splits its recorded history at 1966: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1950 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Izell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2024
- Peak year (1950)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Izell popularity over time - girls
17 total births recorded since 1913 (Izell as girls' name)
Izell by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (108 births, 16% of the file).
1950s was Izell's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Izell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 14
1910s
14 births
- 1920s 37
1920s
37 births
- 1930s
1930s
83 births
- 1940s
1940s
69 births
- 1950s
1950s
108 births
- 1960s
1960s
65 births
- 1970s
1970s
77 births
- 1980s
1980s
66 births
- 1990s
1990s
94 births
- 2000s 42
2000s
42 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 108 births (16% of all-time use).
How Izell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Izell's total volume
Izell by state
Where Izell concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 21 | 3.1% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 14 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 11 | 1.6% |
21 of 687 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Izell's data
- Izell's decade-level peak was the 1950s (108 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Izells (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Izell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1915–2024 (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 Izell 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.