Itzel
A girls’ name of Nahuatl origin, meaning rainbow lady.
How Itzel has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #492 |
| 2016 | #478 |
| 2017 | #492 |
| 2018 | #575 |
| 2019 | #532 |
| 2020 | #568 |
| 2021 | #560 |
| 2022 | #495 |
| 2023 | #364 |
| 2024 | #376 |
| 2025 | #359 |
Itzel by the numbers
Itzel was given to 635 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 975 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 2,100 American girls born that year was called Itzel.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Itzel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Itzel
Names that are said the same way as Itzel, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Itzelle6 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the sky or heaven
Like Itzel, each of these has the sky or heaven in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Leilaniheavenly flower2,264 in the US (2017)
- Irisrainbow; goddess of the rainbow759 in England and Wales (2025)
- Heavensky; the abode of god967 in the US (2017)
- Skyesky; the Isle of Skye214 in England and Wales (2025)
- Celesteheavenly, celestial671 in the US (2017)
- Kalanithe heavens or sky622 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Itzel
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