Girls' name · since 1883
Icey
139 babies named Icey in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,557 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 139
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Icey is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 139 have been recorded since 1883.
Social Security Administration records show Icey recorded 139 times among girls since 1883, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2018.
- #23,557 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 139 born since 1883
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Icey ranks #23,557 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 139 born since 1883, peaking in the 1920s.
- #23,557 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 139
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Icey's 139 recorded births place it above 67.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Icey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Icey's full recorded timeline at 1923, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1883, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Icey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2018
- Peak year (1921)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
Icey by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (47 births, 34% of the file).
1920s was Icey's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Icey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 7
1890s
7 births
- 1910s
1910s
45 births
- 1920s
1920s
47 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 47 births (34% of all-time use).
Icey by state
Where Icey concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.6% |
5 of 139 births nationwide.
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What to do with Icey's data
- Icey's decade-level peak was the 1920s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Iceys (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Icey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~135 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, 1883–2018 (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 Icey 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.