Ixchel
Ixchel or Ix Chel is the 16th-century name of the aged jaguar goddess of midwifery and medicine in ancient Maya culture.
Meaning & Origin of Ixchel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ixchel or Ix Chel is the 16th-century name of the aged jaguar goddess of midwifery and medicine in ancient Maya culture.
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The Story of Ixchel
Ixchel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1968, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 69 Ixchels were born — ranking #2,647 that year. As of 2026, Ixchel ranks #3,452 for baby girls with 45 births, rising sharply (+30% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Ixchels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ixchel
Ixchel is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Ixchel's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #2,647. Use the chart and map above to compare Ixchel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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