Izzy
Feminine · “my God is an oath”
Izzy is given to both — 1,187 girls and 375 boys since 1880. See other names given to both
Izzy is Isabel or Isabella shortened, and behind them is Elizabeth — the Hebrew oath of God, reshaped by Spanish speakers until the front fell off.
How old is the name Izzy?
Izzy first appears in US birth records in 2006 — 19 years ago. The typical Izzy is a kid of about 5 — this name's wave is very recent. About 1,200 people named Izzy are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Izzy most popular?
Izzy peaked in 2022, reaching #1531 nationally. Today it ranks #1902, 371 places below that high. See the whole 2022 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Elisheva to Izzy
The story of Izzy
Isabel became the great name of medieval Iberian and French royalty; Isabella I of Castile funded the 1492 voyage. English use returned enormously in the twenty-first century, with Isabella and Isabelle both in the top ranks. Izzy is the everyday clipping and is registered outright in American records in current use.
Meaning
my God is an oath
Through Isabel and Elizabeth, from the Hebrew Elisheva — el, 'God', and sheva, 'oath'. Occitan and Spanish dropped the initial vowel and reshaped the ending, producing Isabel as a separate name. The Hebrew is ordinary and the meaning undisputed.
How the name formed
- Elisheva
- Elizabeth
- Isabel
- Izzy
Related forms: Izzie · Isabel · Isabella
Pronouncing Izzy
IZ-ee
Two syllables, stress on the first. Izzy and Izzie are said identically.
Nicknames for Izzy
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
- 2006
- Most girls named
- 2022140 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1531reached in 2022
- Change vs 2024
- +10.9%102 in 2025, from 92
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.
Izzy in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Izzie in English — spelling variant
- Isabel in English — related form
- Isabella in Italian — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, Ohio.
Izzys among us
people named Izzy are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 15,758 born in 2025 was named Izzy
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 Arin test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Izzy's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Arin climbed just as high around 1983, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Arin's path sketches the road Izzy is walking now.
Izzy is climbing fast right now. Steep climbs tend to come with steep descents — the quicker a name arrives, the more firmly it belongs to its moment.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Izzy is headed
Izzy 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.
Izzy beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Izzy in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- Elizabeth stands behind it with three thousand years of documented use.
- Isabella and Isabel are available as full formal versions.
- It is warm and immediately friendly.
- As a diminutive on the certificate it carries an informal register into adult life.
- It is thoroughly unisex, also serving Isaac and Israel.
- Izzie is an equally established spelling.
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Feminine · #1902 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Izzys are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,200 people named Izzy are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Izzy in 2025?
- Izzy ranks #1902 among US girl names in 2025, with 102 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Izzy?
- About 1 in every 15,758 US girls born in 2025 was named Izzy — 102 in all.
- Will my child share the name Izzy with classmates?
- Izzy will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Izzy
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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