Girls' name · since 1891
Idabel
48 babies named Idabel in U.S. Social Security records since 1891, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #35,427 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 48
- born since 1891
- 1920s
- peak decade
Idabel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 48 have been recorded since 1891.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Idabel has been recorded 48 times among girls since 1891, 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 1891 to 1928.
- #35,427 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 48 born since 1891
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Idabel ranks #35,427 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 48 born since 1891, peaking in the 1920s.
- #35,427 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 48
- born since 1891
- 1920s
- peak decade
Idabel's 48 recorded births place it above 50.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Idabel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Idabel splits its recorded history at 1920: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Idabel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1891–1928
- Peak year (1919)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Idabel by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (21 births, 44% of the file).
1920s was Idabel's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Idabel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 7
1890s
7 births
- 1910s
1910s
20 births
- 1920s
1920s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 21 births (44% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Idabel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1891–1928 (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 Idabel 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.