Is Izell a boy or girl name?

Izell is a boy’s name. Of the 704 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.4% were girls and 97.6% were boys.

Izell

Recorded 1913–2024 · United States

Izell was most popular in 1950, when 19 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,724 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 704 people named Izell.

Izell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Izell’s peak in 1950. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Izell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Izell is a boy’s name — 2.4% of the 704 Americans given it were girls and 97.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

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