How Many People Are Named Itsel?
An estimated 192 people in the United States have the first name Itsel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Itsel peaked in popularity in 1994 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Itsel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Itsel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
192
About 1 in 1,785,179 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1994
29 births
Total Registered
197
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Itsel
Itsel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 197 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Itsel as a female name
Ranked #17,841 in 2011
5 female births in 2011
Peak: 1994 (29 births)
Itsel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Itsel span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 100 babies were registered. Itsel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Itsel by Decade
How has Itsel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Itsel by State
Itsel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Itsel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Itsel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Itsel?
We estimate approximately 192 people named Itsel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,785,179 Americans share this first name.
Is Itsel a common name?
Itsel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 197 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Itsel most popular?
Itsel reached peak popularity in 1994, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Itsel is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Itsel a female name?
Itsel is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Itsel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Itsel Smith, Itsel Johnson, Itsel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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