Izel
İzel is a rare feminine Turkish given name. In Nahuatl, Izel means "only one", "unique".
Meaning & Origin of Izel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
İzel is a rare feminine Turkish given name. In Nahuatl, Izel means "only one", "unique".
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The Story of Izel
As a girl name
Izel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1994, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 107 Izels were born — ranking #1,874 that year. As of 2026, Izel ranks #2,627 for girls with 66 births, rising sharply (+18% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Izels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Izel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1933, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2025, when 26 Izels were born — ranking #4,110 that year. As of 2026, Izel ranks #4,115 for boys with 26 births, rising sharply (+87% over the past five years). In total, more than 442 Izels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Izel
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- İzel Çeliköz , Turkish pop singer.
- İzel Hara, a Turkish radio comedian in Number 1 FM ( see Turkish Wikipedia article ).
- Izel Jenkins , American footballer
- İzel Rozental, a Turkish caricaturist of Jewish origin, a businessman, and a columnist writing for Şalom ( see Turkish Wikipedia article ).
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Names that sound like Izel
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About the name Izel
Izel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Izel's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #1,874. Use the chart and map above to compare Izel'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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