Fun Facts About the Name Itzia
- 582 babies named Itzia: U.S. records list 582 babies given the name Itzia from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Itzia Mean?
Itzia is a Basque feminine name, usually treated as a shortened form of Itziar. Itziar comes from the town and Marian shrine of Itziar in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa, and the devotional title Virgen de Itziar is the source of the personal name. The origin of the place name itself is not securely established. A widely repeated explanation links it to the Basque word izar, "star," and sometimes also to itsaso, "sea," giving a sense like "star of the sea." That reading may echo the Latin Marian title Stella Maris, which is a later religious interpretation rather than a proven Basque etymology. Because the derivation is disputed, the name is best described as associated with the Virgin of Itziar and commonly glossed as "star."
Itzia Name History & Origins
Both Itziar and Itzia belong to the Basque Country and take their source from the town of Itziar, part of the coastal municipality of Deba in Gipuzkoa. A shrine there dedicated to the Virgin of Itziar made the place name a focus of local devotion, and from the devotion the name passed into use as a girl's given name. Basque naming practice drew heavily on saints and local shrines, so a venerated Marian site could supply a personal name for families in the surrounding area.
Itzia functions as a familiar, clipped form of the longer Itziar, the kind of shortened version that often appears beside a full devotional name. The name is used chiefly in the Basque Country and, more broadly, elsewhere in Spain. Basque given names, including devotional names of this type, became more visible again during the revival of Basque language and culture that began in the late nineteenth century and continued through the twentieth.
How Popular is the Name Itzia?
Itzia has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2021. Its best rank was #3,829 in 2021.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,998 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2024 | #3,987 | 37 | 0.0023% |
| 2023 | #4,792 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 2022 | #4,065 | 36 | 0.0022% |
| 2021 | #3,829 | 39 | 0.0024% |
| 2020 | #5,548 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2019 | #5,085 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2018 | #7,220 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #6,139 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2016 | #7,384 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #7,097 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #8,222 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #5,550 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2012 | #5,617 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2011 | #6,951 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2010 | #10,036 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #8,201 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #11,110 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #7,206 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #6,215 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2005 | #6,642 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2004 | #5,827 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #6,413 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #7,575 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #9,654 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #9,437 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #11,848 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #13,043 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #10,165 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #7,306 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #14,278 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #8,312 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #11,588 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #9,750 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Itzia Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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