Girls' name · since 1913

Idalee

Idalee has 98 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#27,311 of 72,339
all-time among girls
98
born since 1913
1920s
peak decade

Idalee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 98 have been recorded since 1913.

Idalee has 98 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2020.

  • #27,311 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 98 born since 1913
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Idalee ranks #27,311 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 98 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.

#27,311 of 72,339
all-time among girls
98
born since 1913
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Idalee's 98 recorded births place it above 62.15% 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.

Idalee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Idalee splits its recorded history at 1939: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Idalee popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1924)
8
Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
456789 1913192019271940200420192020 5

Idalee by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (24 births, 24% of the file).

1920s was Idalee's strongest decade.

24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.

Idalee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 24 births (24% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Idalee?
Since 1913, Social Security records show 98 babies named Idalee. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #27,311 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2020. Its busiest year on record was 1924, with 8 births.
Where does Idalee sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Idalee ranks #27,311 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 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.

What to do with Idalee's data

  • Idalee's decade-level peak was the 1920s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Idalee

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Idalee: 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, 1913–2020 (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 Idalee 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.