Itzae
Masculine
Itzae is given to both — 940 boys and 456 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Itzae is a modern Mexican formation drawing on Maya elements, and no source establishes its meaning.
How old is the name Itzae?
Itzae first appears in US birth records in 2011 — 14 years ago. The typical Itzae is a kid of about 6 — this name's wave is very recent. About 900 people named Itzae are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Itzae most popular?
Itzae peaked in 2020, reaching #1563 nationally. Today it ranks #2604, 1,041 places below that high. See the whole 2020 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Itzae
Our story of Itzae is a story of a turn toward Maya. Mexican naming since the 1980s has reached deliberately for indigenous elements — Itzel, Itzae, Yaretzi, Xareni — and itz is a real Maya element read as dew or sap, appearing in Itzamna, a creator god. Whether Itzae is a documented Maya word is another matter, and it is not. The turn is real; this particular name is a modern formation.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No documented etymology. It is a modern Mexican coinage, apparently drawing on Maya elements such as itz, variously read as 'dew' or 'sap'. The compound is not documented in Yucatec Maya. Honest sources record it as a modern formation.
Pronouncing Itzae
eet-SAH-eh
Three syllables, stress in the middle. Spanish gives the tz a ts sound.
Nicknames for Itzae
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 2011
- Most boys named
- 2020105 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1563reached in 2020
- Change vs 2024
- −27.5%50 in 2025, from 69
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Itzae in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Itzae in Spanish — same name
- Itzel in Spanish — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, Illinois.
Itzaes among us
people named Itzae are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 34,162 born in 2025 was named Itzae
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Aharon test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Itzae's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Aharon climbed just as high around 1990, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Aharon's path sketches the road Itzae is walking now.
Itzae sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Itzae is headed
Itzae should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Itzae beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Itzae in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- It records a real turn toward Maya naming in Mexico.
- Itza is available as a short form with a genuine Maya reference.
- It is genuinely distinctive.
- The meaning is not documented in Maya.
- English speakers will not read the tz correctly.
- It reads as specifically Mexican.
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Frequently asked
- How many Itzaes are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 900 people named Itzae are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Itzae in 2025?
- Itzae ranks #2604 among US boy names in 2025, with 50 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Itzae?
- About 1 in every 34,162 US boys born in 2025 was named Itzae — 50 in all.
- Will my child share the name Itzae with classmates?
- Itzae will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Itzae
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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