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Ixchel

Girl

Meaning of Ixchel: Mayan: 'goddess of the moon and medicine'

Ixchel is a girl's name most strongly associated with Native American naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4571st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#4571

28 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

1,043

First recorded 1968 · peak 2007

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 7 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 9 babies1993: 11 babies1994: 8 babies1995: 13 babies1996: 12 babies1997: 11 babies1998: 12 babies1999: 12 babies2000: 24 babies20002001: 30 babies2002: 29 babies2003: 33 babies2004: 35 babies2005: 25 babies2006: 39 babies2007: 69 babies2008: 44 babies2009: 40 babies2010: 47 babies20102011: 38 babies2012: 52 babies2013: 31 babies2014: 39 babies2015: 22 babies2016: 24 babies2017: 30 babies2018: 28 babies2019: 30 babies2020: 41 babies20202021: 26 babies2022: 29 babies2023: 34 babies2024: 49 babies2025: 28 babies
US babies named Ixchel per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 69.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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