Iza is a distinctive choice, ranked #2412 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Iza in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2412
About the Name Iza
Iza is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 2274 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1959 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been recorded in UK data since 2002.
Iza is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Iza
Unlikely. With around 11 UK babies named Iza per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Iza in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Iza is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 2274 places over the last five years to #2412 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Iza is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Iza include: Washington Iza — Washington Iza is an Ecuadorian artist known chiefly for his radical surrealistic style of painting that contrasted sharply with more traditional styles used...; Leonidas Iza — Segundo Leonidas Iza Salazar is an Ecuadorian activist and indigenous leader of Kichwa-Panzaleo ancestry who is serving as the president of the Confederation....
Iza does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Izas in the wild.
11
UK babies named Iza (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 2274 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Iza
Likely around 1 other Iza in the class
UK Popularity (2002–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Iza
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
The IZA Prize in Labor Economics was a prestigious award in the field of labor economics. The Institute for the Study of Labor awarded a prize each year for outstanding academic achievement in the field of labor economics.
Washington Iza is an Ecuadorian artist known chiefly for his radical surrealistic style of painting that contrasted sharply with more traditional styles used by fellow Ecuadorian painters such as Oswaldo Guayasamín, Eduardo Kingman and Bolivar Mena Franco.
Segundo Leonidas Iza Salazar is an Ecuadorian activist and indigenous leader of Kichwa-Panzaleo ancestry who is serving as the president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) since June 27, 2021. Alongside Jaime Vargas, Iza led the demonstrations held in Ecuador in October 2019 by the CONAIE against the economic measures taken by the then-government of Lenín Moreno.