Izzy

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A few things about Izzy you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Izzy

Izzy Brown

English football player (born 1997)

Choose Izzy and your child shares a first name with Izzy Brown, an English football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Izzy, like who?” Izzy Brown's Wikipedia article is available in 26 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 15,748 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Izzy, 102 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Izzy would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryIzzy first shows up in US birth records in 1916, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 109 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2022, when it reached #1,531.
• ✨New on the sceneIzzy wasn't given to enough babies to be counted in 2000. It only took off after 2006.
• 🚀TrendIzzy has climbed 810 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #1,902. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedIzzy is most popular in Minnesota, where it ranks #835, followed by Indiana (#916). It's in the top 1,000 in 2 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlIzzy is given to both boys and girls: 80% of the 127 babies named Izzy in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Izzy

Izzy is a gender-neutral name of Greek and Hebrew origin. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with I and ending in “-zzy”. US birth records list Izzy for girls from 2006 to 2025, in 20 of those 20 years. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked #1,531 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,902, with 102 babies. Of the 127 US babies named Izzy in 2025, 80% were girls and 20% were boys.

Origin:Greek namesHebrew names