Given name & surname
Itzel
“my God is bountiful”
Itzel is a form of Isabel. In Spanish use, Isabel carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Spanish use, Itzel carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.” Itzel is a form of Isabel. In Spanish use, Isabel carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
How it developed
Itzel is used as a form of Isabel.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Itzel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 21,431
- 115 boys · 21,316 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 984 babies
- 2025
- 850
- #359 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +27%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 850 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 359 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 26.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 976 in 2005. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (241). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 17,021 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Itzel’s family of names
Itzel is a form of Isabel. Itzel has a related form in Itzell. Itzel has a related form in Itzela.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Itzel
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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