Is Izel a boy or girl name?

Izel is a unisex name. Of the 1,944 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 78.4% were girls and 21.6% were boys.

Izel

Recorded 1933–2025 · United States

Izel was most popular in 2011, when 127 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,966 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,792, with 90 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,944 people named Izel.

Izel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Izel’s peak in 2011. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Izel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Izel is a unisex name — 78.4% of the 1,944 Americans given it were girls and 21.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 77% girls and 23% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Izel

Where Izel is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org