Itzel

Itzel: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“uncertain, possibly rainbow lady”
Origin
Mayan
Say it
eet-SEL · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Used in Mexico and associated with Mayan origin, but the etymology is uncertain. It is often linked in popular usage to Ixchel or interpreted as 'rainbow lady'. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.

How popular is Itzel?

2024250 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Itzel in 2024833

2024 rank#378 girls

Peak year2005

Total US babies since 188020,575

Itzel has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Itzel questions

What does the name Itzel mean?

Itzel means "uncertain, possibly rainbow lady". It comes from Mayan. Used in Mexico and associated with Mayan origin, but the etymology is uncertain. It is often linked in popular usage to Ixchel or interpreted as 'rainbow lady'.

Is Itzel a boy or girl name?

Itzel is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Itzel?

833 US babies were named Itzel in 2024. Its peak year was 2005.

How do you pronounce Itzel?

Itzel is usually pronounced eet-SEL.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.