Girls' name · since 1901
Idamae
Idamae has 989 recorded births since 1901 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,582 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,260 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 989
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Idamae is the #13260 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 989 recorded since 1901.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Idamae has been recorded 989 times among girls since 1901, currently ranked #13260 nationally and more common than 23% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1901 to 2025.
- #7,582 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,260 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 989 born since 1901
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Idamae ranks #7,582 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,260 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 989 born since 1901, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,582 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,260 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 989
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
Idamae's 989 recorded births place it above 89.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
How Idamae compares
989 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
Idamae's all-time total is 163% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Idamae | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 989 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 21 | 19,840 |
Idamae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Idamae splits its recorded history at 1933: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1901 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 54 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Idamae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–2025
- Peak year (1917)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 125 years of records
Idamae by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (296 births, 30% of the file).
1920s was Idamae's strongest decade.
296 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Idamae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 66
1900s
66 births
- 1910s
1910s
277 births
- 1920s
1920s
296 births
- 1930s
1930s
152 births
- 1940s 86
1940s
86 births
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s 33
2010s
33 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 296 births (30% of all-time use).
How Idamae 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 Idamae's total volume
Idamae by state
Where Idamae concentrates geographically, total births since 1901
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What to do with Idamae's data
- Idamae's decade-level peak was the 1920s (296 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Idamaes (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Idamae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~124 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, 1901–2025 (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 Idamae 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.