Izan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ee-SAHN
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #883 for boys
Izan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “strong, firm”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 883rd for boys in the US (269 babies).
What does Izan mean?
Hebrew: Spanish rendering of Ethan
“strong, firm”
Ethan comes from Hebrew Eitan; Ethan the Ezrahite is credited with Psalm 89.
Is Izan a girl's or a boy's name?
Izan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 269 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Izan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Izan, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Izan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Izan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
How popular is Izan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 883rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 269 about 1 in 6,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 168% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 269 boys in the US were named Izan, making it the 883rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,245th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 372 boys. It first appears in the records in 2004.
Half of all the boys named Izan in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Izan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 269 | #883 |
| 2024 | 372 | #712 |
| 2023 | 267 | #878 |
| 2022 | 203 | #1,076 |
| 2021 | 163 | #1,197 |
| 2020 | 149 | #1,245 |
| 2019 | 108 | #1,548 |
| 2018 | 82 | #1,837 |
| 2017 | 75 | #1,918 |
| 2016 | 70 | #2,028 |
| 2015 | 93 | #1,677 |
| 2014 | 35 | #3,152 |
| 2013 | 27 | #3,751 |
| 2012 | 29 | #3,622 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
Names like Izan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa, Zayaan, Zayan, Ibrahim, Muhammad, Ayyub, Zayd, Eesa, Azaan, Rayyan, Zayyan, Yazan
Names related to Izan
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Izan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/izan, updated 20 October 2026.