Recorded 1910–1932 Girls' name Peak 1918 148 births

Idabell — girls' name

148 babies named Idabell in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s551920s771930s16
1920s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Idabell was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

14 babies were named Idabell in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Idabell

The Social Security Administration has registered 148 babies named Idabell between 1910 and 1932, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Idabell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1932. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Idabell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Idabell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Idabell 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 148 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.

Idabell at a glance

Last recorded 1932

Total births

148

Since 1910

23 years of records

Peak year

1918

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1932

Active since

1910

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1932

Idabell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1910

Last recorded 1932
Peak year (1918)
14
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
46810121416 1932192819241921191819141910 5

Idabell by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
77 births that decade — 52% of Idabell's all-time total
1910s551920s771930s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Idabell?
148 babies have been named Idabell since 1910. It was last recorded in 1932. The peak year was 1918 with 14 births.
When was Idabell most popular?
Idabell was most popular in the 1920s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Idabell been used?
Idabell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 23 years of data through 1932.
What names are similar to Idabell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ida, Idalia, Idaly, Idamae, 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, 1910–1932 (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.