Girls' name · since 1903
Izella
Since 1903, U.S. Social Security records show 423 babies named Izella, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,070 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,266 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 423
- born since 1903
- 1910s
- peak decade
423 babies have been named Izella since 1903, making it today's #13266 girls' name.
Izella has 423 recorded births among girls since 1903, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13266 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of girls, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1903 to 2025.
- #13,070 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,266 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 423 born since 1903
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Izella ranks #13,070 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,266 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 423 born since 1903, peaking in the 1910s.
- #13,070 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,266 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 423
- born since 1903
- 1910s
- peak decade
Izella's 423 recorded births place it above 81.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Oklahoma.
How Izella compares
423 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Izella's all-time total is 13% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Izella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 423 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 21 | 19,840 |
Izella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Izella's SSA record in two at 1939 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1903, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Izella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1903–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 123 years of records
Izella by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (90 births, 21% of the file).
1910s was Izella's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Izella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
90 births
- 1920s
1920s
90 births
- 1930s
1930s
62 births
- 1940s
1940s
41 births
- 1950s 31
1950s
31 births
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
- 2010s 29
2010s
29 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 90 births (21% of all-time use).
Izella by state
Where Izella concentrates geographically, total births since 1903
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oklahoma | | 10 | 2.4% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.2% |
10 of 423 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Izella's data
- Izella's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (90 total births) through the 2020s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Oklahoma records the most Izellas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oklahoma 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 Izella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~122 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, 1903–2025 (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 Izella 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.