Girls' name · since 1880
Icy
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 1,095 babies named Icy, peaking in 1899. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,046 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,095
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,095 girls have been named Icy since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Icy has been recorded 1,095 times among girls since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2021.
- #7,046 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,095 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Icy ranks #7,046 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,095 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,046 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,095
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Icy's 1,095 recorded births place it above 90.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by West Virginia.
Icy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Icy's SSA record in two at 1920 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1899 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Icy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2021
- Peak year (1899)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Icy by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (212 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Icy's strongest decade.
212 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Icy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
88 births
- 1890s
1890s
175 births
- 1900s
1900s
178 births
- 1910s
1910s
195 births
- 1920s
1920s
212 births
- 1930s
1930s
114 births
- 1940s 61
1940s
61 births
- 1950s 41
1950s
41 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 212 births (19% of all-time use).
How Icy compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Icy's total volume
Icy by state
Where Icy concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 13 | 1.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
13 of 1,095 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Icy's data
- Icy's decade-level peak was the 1920s (212 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- West Virginia records the most Icys (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Icy
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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 Icy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1899)
Similar record span (~141 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, 1880–2021 (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 Icy 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.