Girls' name · since 1909

Icle

Since 1909, U.S. Social Security records show 37 babies named Icle, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#38,472 of 72,339
all-time among girls
37
born since 1909
1910s
peak decade

Icle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 37 recorded since 1909.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Icle has been recorded 37 times among girls since 1909, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 1918.

  • #38,472 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 37 born since 1909
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Icle ranks #38,472 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1909, peaking in the 1910s.

#38,472 of 72,339
all-time among girls
37
born since 1909
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Icle's 37 recorded births place it above 46.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Icle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Icle's SSA record in two at 1915 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1909, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Icle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–1918

Last recorded 1918
Peak year (1918)
10
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
567891011 19091910191519171918 10

Icle by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (31 births, 84% of the file).

1910s was Icle's strongest decade.

31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 84% of all-time use.

Icle births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 31 births (84% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Icle?
Icle has been given to 37 babies in the U.S. since 1909, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #38,472 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1918. 10 babies were born in 1918, its single highest year.
Where does Icle sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Icle ranks #38,472 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Icle most popular?
Icle was most popular in the 1910s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Icle been used?
Records for Icle go back to 1909, giving 10 years of history through 1918.
What names are similar to Icle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Iclynn. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Icle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1909–1918 (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 Icle 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.