girls:
988 births since 2006
#4728 (17th percentile)
boys:
318 births since 1916
#4268 (7th percentile)
overall:
1.3k births since 1916
#6436 (17th percentile)
The name Izzy is the #6,436 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,306 recorded births since 1916. This represents the 16.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 16.8% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,728 (17.3% percentile) for all time with 988 births since 2006. For boys, it ranks #4,268 (6.9% percentile) for all time with 318 births since 1916.
Izzy first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1916 (1916 for boys and 2006 for girls). Birth data for Izzy is available in 25 out of the 108 years between 1916 and 2023 (25 years for boys and 18 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Izzy has been given predominantly to girls, with 75.7% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 83.6% of babies named Izzy were girls. Interestingly, until around 2007, the name was more popular for boys (79.7% boys from 1916 to 2006), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (78.3% girls from 2007 to 2023).
For girls, Izzy reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 13.9% percentile (ranked #825) with 77 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 77 births per million (ranked 13.9% percentile). Over the past 5 years, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Izzy ranks #850 for girls (10.3% percentile) with 58 births per million, which is 75.8% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Izzy reached its peak popularity in 2017, achieving the 2.2% percentile (ranked #894) with 13 births per million. The name was most common in 2017, with 13 births per million (ranked 2.2% percentile). Despite a peak around 2020, the name has seen a recent rise in popularity for boys. Currently, Izzy ranks #896 for boys (1.6% percentile) with 11 births per million, which is 86.5% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Izzy".
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