Izzy
Girl name · #1909 in 2025 · Rare
Izzy ranks #1909 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 102 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #3059, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 17,647 girls born in 2025 was named Izzy.
The 19-year story
Izzy first appears in the Social Security records in 2006, when 12 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 140 babies and a rank of #1531. 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.
Babies named Izzy per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Izzy in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Izzy is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Izzy will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Izzy is most common
State-level data for Izzy is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Nicknames & related forms of Izzy
Izzy belongs to the Isabella family — closely related nicknames and spellings of the same name.
Counted as one name, the Isabella family went to about 13,323 girls in 2025 — together they'd rank around #3, versus #1909 for Izzy alone.
Names like Izzy
Statistically, parents drawn to Izzy tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ozzy, Lizzy, Maizy, Italy, and Esty.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Izzy | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 102 | #1902 |
| 2024 | 92 | #2080 |
| 2023 | 102 | #1934 |
| 2022 | 140 | #1531 |
| 2021 | 100 | #1955 |
| 2020 | 61 | #2712 |
| 2019 | 63 | #2709 |
| 2018 | 70 | #2508 |
| 2017 | 60 | #2816 |
| 2016 | 60 | #2829 |
| 2015 | 55 | #3059 |
| 2014 | 48 | #3326 |
| 2013 | 39 | #3849 |
| 2012 | 47 | #3419 |
| 2011 | 30 | #4681 |
| 2010 | 42 | #3689 |
| 2009 | 26 | #5378 |
| 2008 | 23 | #5955 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8098 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9286 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Izzy a popular girl name?
Izzy ranked #1909 among girls in 2025 with 102 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3059.
When was the name Izzy most popular?
Izzy peaked in 2022, when 140 American girls received the name (ranked #1531 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Izzy?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 17,647 newborn American girls was named Izzy. 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.