Izan is a modern Spanish name that arose as a phonetic spelling of the English Ethan, which comes from Hebrew and means "firm" or "enduring". It became popular in Spain in the 2000s and has crossed to Spanish-speaking families in the United States. Izan had fewer than five births in 2000, climbed from number 1247 in 2020 into the top 1000 in 2023, peaked at number 713 in 2024 and ranks 884th in 2025.