Ixchel

A girls’ name of Mayan origin, meaning lady rainbow; goddess of the moon.

Babies a year
29
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Ixchel by the numbers

Ixchel was given to 29 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 69 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.

Other names that mean the moon

Like Ixchel, each of these has the moon in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Lunamoon5,327 in the US (2017)
  • Aylahalo of moonlight; oak tree980 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Selenamoon goddess; a form of Selene1,296 in the US (2017)
  • Kamarithe moon; Arabic origin674 in the US (2017)
  • Selenemoon goddess289 in the US (2017)
  • Cindymoon; a diminutive of Cynthia230 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean the sky or heaven

Like Ixchel, 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)
  • Itzelrainbow lady635 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Ixchel

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