Recorded 1883–2018 Girls' name Peak 1921 139 births

Icey — girls' name

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.

1880s51890s71910s451920s471930s51940s51990s142010s11
1920s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Icey was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

12 babies were named Icey in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Icey

The Social Security Administration has registered 139 babies named Icey between 1883 and 2018, spanning 136 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Icey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Icey performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Icey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Icey in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Icey in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 139 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Icey at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

139

Since 1883

136 years of records

Peak year

1921

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1883

Recorded for 136 years

Last year on file: 2018

Icey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1883

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1921)
12
Annual births at peak — across 136 years of records
468101214 20181990192819241920191619121883 5

Icey by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
47 births that decade — 34% of Icey's all-time total
1880s51890s71910s451920s471930s51940s51990s142010s11

Icey by state

Where Icey concentrates geographically — total births since 1883

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Icey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.6%
California share of Icey's total US births 3.6%

5 of 139 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Icey?
139 babies have been named Icey since 1883. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1921 with 12 births.
When was Icey most popular?
Icey was most popular in the 1920s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Icey most popular?
The top states for the name Icey are California (5 births).
How long has the name Icey been used?
Icey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1883, spanning 136 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Icey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Icelynn, Icelyn, Icela, Icesis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1883–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.