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Izzy

Izzy: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“God is my oath”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
IZ-ee · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (76% girls, 24% boys since 1880)

Izzy is a nickname form of names such as Isabel, Isabella, Isaac, Isaiah, or Israel. Its meaning depends on the base name, but it often reflects the Hebrew-derived Elizabeth/Isabel line meaning 'God is my oath'.

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How popular is Izzy?

202436.0 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 Izzy in 2024121

2024 rank#2,098 girls

Peak year2022

Total US babies since 18801,429

Izzy is rising: use over the last five years is 2.5× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Izzy

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Jordanto flow down · Hebrew
  • Shilohpossibly tranquil, or place name of Shiloh · Hebrew
  • Ariellion of God · Hebrew
  • Arilion · Hebrew
  • Salempeace · Hebrew
  • AzariahYahweh has helped · Hebrew
  • Jamiesupplanter · Hebrew
  • JessieGod beholds · Hebrew

Izzy questions

What does the name Izzy mean?

Izzy means "God is my oath". It comes from Hebrew. Izzy is a nickname form of names such as Isabel, Isabella, Isaac, Isaiah, or Israel. Its meaning depends on the base name, but it often reflects the Hebrew-derived Elizabeth/Isabel line meaning 'God is my oath'.

Is Izzy a boy or girl name?

Izzy is used for both: about 76% of US babies named Izzy since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Izzy?

121 US babies were named Izzy in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.

How do you pronounce Izzy?

Izzy is usually pronounced IZ-ee.

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.