boy's name
Izaya
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,352
Izaya is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2006, when 81 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1996.
Izaya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 77 |
| 2000s | 533 |
| 2010s | 359 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 117 |
How popular is Izaya?
In 2025, Izaya was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Izaya is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Izaya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Izaya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Izaya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Izaya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Izaya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Izaya
How popular is the name Izaya?
In 2025, Izaya was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Izaya a girl's or a boy's name?
Izaya is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Izaya most popular?
Izaya peaked in 2006, when 81 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Izaya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Izaya currently ranks #1,089 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.