Girls' name · since 1889
Idalia
Since 1889, U.S. Social Security records show 3,338 babies named Idalia, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,362 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,155 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,338
- born since 1889
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Idalia is the #2155 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,338 recorded since 1889.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Idalia has been recorded 3,338 times among girls since 1889, currently ranked #2155 nationally and more common than 88% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2025.
- #3,362 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,155 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,338 born since 1889
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Idalia ranks #3,362 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,155 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,338 born since 1889, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,362 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,155 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,338
- born since 1889
- 2020s
- peak decade
Idalia's 3,338 recorded births place it above 95.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Idalia compares
3,338 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Idalia's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Idalia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,338 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 160 | 21 | 19,840 |
Idalia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Idalia splits its recorded history at 1972: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1889 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 160 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Idalia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 160
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Idalia by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (518 births, 16% of the file).
2020s was Idalia's strongest decade.
518 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Idalia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1910s 32
1910s
32 births
- 1920s 48
1920s
48 births
- 1930s 54
1930s
54 births
- 1940s 95
1940s
95 births
- 1950s
1950s
255 births
- 1960s
1960s
366 births
- 1970s
1970s
325 births
- 1980s
1980s
346 births
- 1990s
1990s
502 births
- 2000s
2000s
475 births
- 2010s
2010s
317 births
- 2020s
2020s
518 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 518 births (16% of all-time use).
How Idalia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Idalia's total volume
Idalia by state
Where Idalia concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,074 | 32.2% |
| #2 | California | | 410 | 12.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 255 | 7.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 43 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 39 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 33 | 1.0% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 16 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Washington | | 7 | 0.2% |
1,074 of 3,338 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Idalia appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Idalias (1,074 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Idalia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~136 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, 1889–2025 (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 Idalia 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.