Itzayana
Feminine · “gift of God”
Itzayana is Mayan — itz, the sacred substance, and a name that reached wide Mexican use through a nineteenth-century novel about the Yucatán.
How old is the name Itzayana?
Itzayana first appears in US birth records in 1993 — 32 years ago. The typical Itzayana is a kid of about 8 — this name's wave is very recent. About 4,400 people named Itzayana are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Itzayana most popular?
Itzayana peaked in 2018, reaching #759 nationally. Today it ranks #1631, 872 places below that high. See the whole 2018 chart.
Where it comes from
From itz to Itzayana
The story of Itzayana
Itzá and its compounds run through Yucatec Maya place names — Chichén Itzá is the mouth of the well of the Itzá. Itzayana entered Mexican naming through nineteenth- and twentieth-century interest in Mayan heritage, and rose sharply from the 1990s. Mexican-American families brought it to the United States, where it is in current use.
Meaningscholars disagree
gift of God; dew of heaven
Usually read from the Yucatec Maya itz, a word for dew, sap, resin and other precious exuded substances — and by extension the sacred. The full compound's reading as 'gift of God' is offered by modern sources but is not established in the Mayan grammar. Only the itz element is settled.
How the name formed
- itz
- Itzayana
Related forms: Itzayana · Itzel · Itzá
Pronouncing Itzayana
eet-sah-YAH-nah
Four syllables, stress on the third. The tz is a ts sound, which English speakers often miss.
Nicknames for Itzayana
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
- 1993
- Most girls named
- 2016368 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #759reached in 2018
- Change vs 2024
- −29.4%127 in 2025, from 180
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.
Itzayana in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Itzayana in Spanish — same name
- Itzel in Spanish — related form
- Itzá in Maya — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, Illinois.
Itzayanas among us
people named Itzayana are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 12,656 born in 2025 was named Itzayana
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 Audrianna test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Itzayana's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Audrianna climbed just as high around 1989, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Audrianna's path sketches the road Itzayana is walking now.
Itzayana 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 Itzayana is headed
Itzayana is easing off slowly — about 23% fewer babies a year by 2030 if the trend continues.
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.
Itzayana beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Itzayana in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- The itz element is genuine Yucatec Maya and its sense is documented.
- Itzy and Yana are two short forms, both with real use.
- Four syllables of open vowels, which carries unusually well.
- The 'gift of God' reading is offered by modern sources rather than established.
- The tz will be mispronounced by most English speakers.
- Four syllables and an unfamiliar spelling will need dictating.
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Frequently asked
- How many Itzayanas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 4,400 people named Itzayana are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Itzayana in 2025?
- Itzayana ranks #1631 among US girl names in 2025, with 127 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Itzayana?
- About 1 in every 12,656 US girls born in 2025 was named Itzayana — 127 in all.
- Will my child share the name Itzayana with classmates?
- Itzayana will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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