The baby name Izan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EE-ZAHN (Basque: /iˈsan/; English approximation: /ˈiːzæn/).
Izan is Basque in Origin.
The baby name Izan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EE-ZAHN (Basque: /iˈsan/; English approximation: /ˈiːzæn/).
Izan is Basque in Origin.
Izan is a modern masculine name prominent in Spain, with two intertwined sources. In Basque, izan is the fundamental verb "to be, to exist," and it began to be used as a given name in the late 20th century, echoing virtue-style names that express identity and presence. At the same time, Spanish usage was boosted by a phonetic rendering of the English name Ethan, which entered popular culture through films and television.
Because of this dual pathway, Izan is understood either as "to be/existence" (Basque) or as the Hebrew-derived meaning of Ethan - "firm, enduring, strong." The name was scarcely recorded before the 1990s but rose sharply in the 2000s, entering the Spanish national top rankings in the 2010s. Related forms and variants include Ethan (English), Eitan and Eytan (Hebrew/Israeli), Etan (international), and the occasional Spanish spelling Izán.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | 0 | #30 | 3 | 2,297 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #78 | 2 | 3,375 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #106 | 9 | 5,459 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #123 | 11 | 6,332 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #135 | 3 | 1,769 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #233 | 5 | 7,146 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #260 | 1,662 | 5,610 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #279 | 4 | 11,010 | |
| MY | 0 | #281 | 50 | 12,352 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2023 | #305 | 5 | 2,601 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GT | 0 | #337 | 2 | 5,948 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #375 | 13 | 2,865 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #387 | 867 | 24,821 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| Spain | 0 | #417 | 36 | 2,326 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #480 | 4 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #493 | 7 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #499 | 7 | 9,305 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #559 | 371 | 7,044 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #573 | 14 | 18,916 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #614 | 9 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #645 | 520 | 25,439 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #652 | 14 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #682 | 16 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #864 | 15 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #901 | 51 | 5,873 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #911 | 10 | 15,656 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #915 | 4 | 17,948 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #920 | 36 | 5,933 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #952 | 32 | 5,561 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #988 | 5 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 4 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,035 | 5 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,082 | 11 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,116 | 13 | 20,986 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,155 | 22 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,166 | 13 | 25,619 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,233 | 4 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,249 | 6 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,587 | 28 | 28,008 |
Izan is popular in 43 countries — most recent births per country:
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