Boys' name · since 1981
Idan
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 575 babies named Idan, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,257 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,702 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 575
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Idan currently ranks #3702 among boys' names in America, with 575 babies recorded since 1981.
Idan has 575 recorded births among boys since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3702 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #7,257 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,702 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 575 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Idan ranks #7,257 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,702 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 575 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,257 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,702 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 575
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Idan's 575 recorded births place it above 84.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Idan compares
575 Top 41% higher than 59% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Idan's all-time total is 56% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Idan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 575 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Idan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Idan splits its recorded history at 2011: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Idan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Idan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (256 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Idan's strongest decade.
256 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Idan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s
2000s
138 births
- 2010s
2010s
256 births
- 2020s
2020s
148 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 256 births (45% of all-time use).
How Idan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Idan's total volume
Idan by state
Where Idan concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 107 | 18.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 56 | 9.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 23 | 4.0% |
107 of 575 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Idan's data
- Idan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (256 total births) through the 2020s (148) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Idans (107 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Idan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Idan 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.