Unisex name · Nahuatl

Izel

How to say it: ee-ZEL · /iˈzɛl/

From Nahuatl 'izel' meaning 'unique, only one' - traditional Mesoamerican name now used more broadly.

Izel was the 2,058th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 90 babies of either sex (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are steady over ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,812 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#2,058for girls in 2025
1 in 36,837US babies
90born in 2025
#1,812projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Izel
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#2,058
Babies born in 2025 (both sexes)90
Share of births1 in 36,837
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years−3%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,812
In France, 2025#2,541 among girls’ names, 5 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Izel is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 26 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Izel also love

Nicknames

  • Iz
  • Izzy

Honouring a Izel in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Izel is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, Spanish, Turkish.

In France: #2,541 for girls in 2025.

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