Recorded 1995–2011 Girls' name Peak 2002 158 births

Idalys — girls' name

158 babies named Idalys in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s692000s842010s5
2000s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Idalys was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

21 babies were named Idalys in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Idalys

The Social Security Administration has registered 158 babies named Idalys between 1995 and 2011, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Idalys currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Idalys performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Idalys shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Idalys in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Idalys 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 158 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.

Idalys at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

158

Since 1995

17 years of records

Peak year

2002

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1995

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2011

Idalys popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1995

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2002)
21
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
0510152025 20112007200520032000199819961995 8

Idalys by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
84 births that decade — 53% of Idalys's all-time total
1990s692000s842010s5

Idalys by state

Where Idalys concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Idalys
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.2%
#2 Florida
5 3.2%
California share of Idalys's total US births 3.2%
Even split

5 of 158 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Idalys?
158 babies have been named Idalys since 1995. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2002 with 21 births.
When was Idalys most popular?
Idalys was most popular in the 2000s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Idalys most popular?
The top states for the name Idalys are California (5 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Idalys been used?
Idalys has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 17 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Idalys?
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, 1995–2011 (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.