Recorded 1905–1933 Girls' name Peak 1918 84 births

Idamay — girls' name

84 babies named Idamay in U.S. Social Security records since 1905, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s81910s231920s471930s6
1920s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Idamay was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

9 babies were named Idamay in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Idamay

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Idamay between 1905 and 1933, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Idamay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1933. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Idamay performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Idamay shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Idamay 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 84 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.

Idamay at a glance

Last recorded 1933

Total births

84

Since 1905

29 years of records

Peak year

1918

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1933

Active since

1905

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1933

Idamay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1905

Last recorded 1933
Peak year (1918)
9
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
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Idamay by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
47 births that decade — 56% of Idamay's all-time total
1900s81910s231920s471930s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Idamay?
84 babies have been named Idamay since 1905. It was last recorded in 1933. The peak year was 1918 with 9 births.
When was Idamay most popular?
Idamay was most popular in the 1920s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Idamay been used?
Idamay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1905, spanning 29 years of data through 1933.
What names are similar to Idamay?
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, 1905–1933 (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.