Ixchel comes from the Mayan tradition, meaning Goddess of medicine and weaving..
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How popular is Ixchel?
2007peak year
Ixchel first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1968. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2007, 69 babies received the name (ranked #2656). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #4626), with roughly 31 babies named Ixchel each year. Ixchel has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 1,014 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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