Is Itzel a boy or girl name?
Itzel is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 825 girls and 8 boys were named Itzel, so 99% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.4% of the 20,575 US babies named Itzel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #9,320
- Girl rank, 2024
- #376
- Babies named Itzel since 1977
- 20,575
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 984 babies
Boys and girls named Itzel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1980s | 5 | 170 | 97.1% |
| 1990s | 29 | 2,544 | 98.9% |
| 2000s | 51 | 7,601 | 99.3% |
| 2010s | 16 | 6,773 | 99.8% |
| 2020s | 14 | 3,367 | 99.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #9,320 | 825 | #376 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 840 | #366 |
| 2022 | 6 | #11,408 | 636 | #497 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 548 | #561 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 518 | #568 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 575 | #532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 536 | #576 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 635 | #492 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 656 | #478 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 652 | #492 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 753 | #426 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,872 | 700 | #437 |
| 2012 | 6 | #11,338 | 730 | #429 |
| 2011 | 5 | #13,057 | 772 | #409 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 764 | #413 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 789 | #400 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 846 | #383 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 892 | #365 |
| 2006 | 6 | #11,185 | 857 | #377 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,598 | 976 | #328 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,436 | 879 | #360 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,488 | 694 | #435 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,858 | 659 | #442 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,827 | 579 | #481 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,555 | 430 | #594 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 322 | #705 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 290 | #748 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,583 | 301 | #715 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,736 | 307 | #701 |
| 1995 | 9 | #6,114 | 343 | #634 |
| 1994 | 6 | #8,165 | 489 | #507 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 224 | #865 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,555 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,732 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,741 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,401 | 49 | #2,380 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,113 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,031 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,391 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,827 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,645 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,580 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,727 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,519 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,186 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Itzel reached #6,114 in 1995. As a girl name, it reached #328 in 2005. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.