Recorded 1913–2020 Girls' name Peak 1924 98 births

Idalee — girls' name

98 babies named Idalee in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Idalee was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

8 babies were named Idalee in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Idalee

The Social Security Administration has registered 98 babies named Idalee between 1913 and 2020, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Idalee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Idalee performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Idalee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Idalee 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 98 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.

Idalee at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

98

Since 1913

108 years of records

Peak year

1924

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1913

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2020

Idalee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1913

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1924)
8
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
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Idalee by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
24 births that decade — 24% of Idalee's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Idalee?
98 babies have been named Idalee since 1913. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1924 with 8 births.
When was Idalee most popular?
Idalee was most popular in the 1920s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Idalee been used?
Idalee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 108 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Idalee?
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, 1913–2020 (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.