Girls' name · since 1989
Idaly
Idaly has 994 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,545 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,367 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 994
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Idaly is the #10367 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 994 recorded since 1989.
Idaly has 994 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10367 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #7,545 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,367 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 994 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Idaly ranks #7,545 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,367 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 994 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,545 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,367 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 994
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Idaly's 994 recorded births place it above 89.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Idaly compares
994 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Idaly's all-time total is 164% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Idaly | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 994 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 21 | 19,840 |
Idaly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Idaly's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 78, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Idaly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Idaly by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (565 births, 57% of the file).
2000s was Idaly's strongest decade.
565 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Idaly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 101
1990s
101 births
- 2000s
2000s
565 births
- 2010s
2010s
234 births
- 2020s 87
2020s
87 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 565 births (57% of all-time use).
How Idaly 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 Idaly's total volume
Idaly by state
Where Idaly concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 283 | 28.5% |
| #2 | California | | 139 | 14.0% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 27 | 2.7% |
| #4 | New Mexico | | 25 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 21 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 8 | 0.8% |
283 of 994 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Idaly's data
- Idaly's decade-level peak was the 2000s (565 total births); usage has since declined to 87 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Idalys (283 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 Idaly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Idaly 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.