Girls' name · since 1970
Icela
Icela has 166 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,715 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 166
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Icela is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 166 have been recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Icela has been recorded 166 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2023.
- #21,715 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 166 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Icela ranks #21,715 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 166 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,715 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 166
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Icela's 166 recorded births place it above 69.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Icela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Icela's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Icela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2023
- Peak year (1995)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Icela by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (64 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Icela's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Icela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
63 births
- 2000s
2000s
64 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 64 births (39% of all-time use).
Icela by state
Where Icela concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19 | 11.4% |
19 of 166 births nationwide.
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- Icela's decade-level peak was the 2000s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Icelas (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Icela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Icela draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.