Fun Facts About the Name Izel
- More than 1 thousand babies named Izel: U.S. records list 1,943 babies given the name Izel from 1880 through 2025. Even 420 boys received the name Izel - about 1 boy for every 4 girls.
What Does the Name Izel Mean?
Izel is a Turkish feminine given name, written İzel, commonly explained as meaning "trace" or "mark." It is formed from the Turkish noun iz, which means "trace," "mark," or "track." Turkish name sources sometimes expand this into a customary reading such as "one who leaves a mark," but that is an interpretation rather than a literal translation. The name is not securely connected to the similar-looking, Maya-derived name Itzel, and the two should not be assumed to share an origin.
Izel Name History & Origins
İzel rests on the Turkish word iz, "trace" or "mark," which descends from Old Turkic. Personal names built from native Turkish vocabulary became more common in Turkey during the twentieth century, when the language reforms of the early Republic favored Turkish roots over Arabic and Persian elements in naming. İzel has no saint's legend, religious narrative, or classical story attached to it, so its background belongs to modern Turkish naming practice rather than to an ancient line of transmission.
How Popular is the Name Izel?
Izel 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 2011. Its best rank was #1,878 in 2011.
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 | #2,836 | 60 | 0.0037% |
| 2024 | #2,721 | 63 | 0.0039% |
| 2023 | #2,913 | 58 | 0.0036% |
| 2022 | #2,515 | 71 | 0.0043% |
| 2021 | #2,372 | 76 | 0.0046% |
| 2020 | #3,247 | 48 | 0.0030% |
| 2019 | #3,107 | 52 | 0.0031% |
| 2018 | #3,414 | 46 | 0.0027% |
| 2017 | #3,110 | 52 | 0.0030% |
| 2016 | #3,299 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 2015 | #2,286 | 82 | 0.0046% |
| 2014 | #2,182 | 87 | 0.0049% |
| 2013 | #1,995 | 98 | 0.0056% |
| 2012 | #2,122 | 90 | 0.0051% |
| 2011 | #1,878 | 107 | 0.0061% |
| 2010 | #2,412 | 78 | 0.0044% |
| 2009 | #2,435 | 79 | 0.0043% |
| 2008 | #2,868 | 62 | 0.0033% |
| 2007 | #3,264 | 52 | 0.0027% |
| 2006 | #3,434 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 2005 | #3,837 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2004 | #5,121 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2003 | #7,006 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2002 | #7,577 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #5,074 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2000 | #7,312 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #10,723 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #15,043 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #12,676 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #9,039 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #9,908 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,694 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 2024 | #4,228 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2023 | #4,515 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2022 | #4,915 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2021 | #4,153 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2020 | #5,812 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #11,303 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #6,869 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #11,306 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #10,080 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #7,257 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #6,800 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #4,866 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2012 | #5,814 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2011 | #4,727 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2010 | #4,420 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2009 | #10,276 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #6,552 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #6,038 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #5,627 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #6,818 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #5,595 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #10,065 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #6,729 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #11,249 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #10,254 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #9,857 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #9,381 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #6,350 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #7,648 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #8,649 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1989 | #7,357 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #6,035 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #4,203 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1933 | #3,897 | 5 | 0.0005% |
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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