US rank #15937 Girls' name Peak 2002 274 births

Idali — #15937 US girls' name

274 babies named Idali in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s592000s1492010s492020s17
#15937
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 10% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Idali was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

20 babies were named Idali in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Idali

The Social Security Administration has registered 274 babies named Idali between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Idali currently holds the #15937 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Idali performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 149 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Idali shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 48 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Idali in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Idali 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 274 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.

Idali at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

274

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2002

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,937

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Idali popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
20
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
0510152025 20242014201020062002199819931991 6

Idali by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
149 births that decade — 54% of Idali's all-time total
1990s592000s1492010s492020s17

Idali by state

Where Idali concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Idali
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
48 17.5%
Texas share of Idali's total US births 17.5%

48 of 274 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Idali?
274 babies have been named Idali since 1991. It currently ranks #15937 among girls. The peak year was 2002 with 20 births.
When was Idali most popular?
Idali was most popular in the 2000s decade with 149 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Idali most popular?
The top states for the name Idali are Texas (48 births).
How long has the name Idali been used?
Idali has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Idali?
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.

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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, 1991–2024 (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.