Izan
Boy name · #890 in 2025 · Rare
Izan is currently the #890 boy name in the United States — 269 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #1677, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 6,691 boys born in 2025 was named Izan.
Babies named Izan per year. Source: SSA.
The 21-year story
Izan first appears in the Social Security records in 2004, when 7 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 372 babies and a rank of #712. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Izan in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Izan is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Izan will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Izan is most common
Geography matters for names, and Izan is no exception. Adjusted for how many boys are born in each state, Izan is most common in CO (0.4 per 1,000), AZ (0.3 per 1,000), CA (0.3 per 1,000), TX (0.3 per 1,000), IL (0.2 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.2 per 1,000 boys. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Izan is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Izan
Statistically, parents drawn to Izan tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Yazan, Ivaan, Aslan, Azlan, and Avyaan.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Izan | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 269 | #883 |
| 2024 | 372 | #712 |
| 2023 | 267 | #878 |
| 2022 | 203 | #1076 |
| 2021 | 163 | #1197 |
| 2020 | 149 | #1245 |
| 2019 | 108 | #1548 |
| 2018 | 82 | #1838 |
| 2017 | 75 | #1918 |
| 2016 | 70 | #2028 |
| 2015 | 93 | #1677 |
| 2014 | 35 | #3154 |
| 2013 | 27 | #3753 |
| 2012 | 29 | #3625 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6256 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6698 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6436 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8324 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12367 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8927 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Izan a popular boy name?
Izan ranked #890 among boys in 2025 with 269 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1677.
When was the name Izan most popular?
Izan peaked in 2024, when 372 American boys received the name (ranked #712 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Izan?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 6,691 newborn American boys was named Izan. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.