US rank #4124 Boys' name Peak 2009 545 births

Idan — #4124 US boys' name

545 babies named Idan in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s282000s1382010s2562020s118
#4124
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 71% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Idan was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

36 babies were named Idan in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Idan

The Social Security Administration has registered 545 babies named Idan between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Idan currently holds the #4124 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Idan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 256 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Idan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 107 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Idan in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Idan 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 545 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.

Idan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

545

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

2009

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,124

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Idan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
36
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
010203040 20242020201620122008200419961981 5

Idan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
256 births that decade — 47% of Idan's all-time total
1980s51990s282000s1382010s2562020s118

Idan by state

Where Idan concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Idan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
107 19.6%
#2 New York
50 9.2%
#3 Texas
23 4.2%
California share of Idan's total US births 19.6%
Even split

107 of 545 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Idan?
545 babies have been named Idan since 1981. It currently ranks #4124 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 36 births.
When was Idan most popular?
Idan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 256 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Idan most popular?
The top states for the name Idan are California (107 births), New York (50 births), Texas (23 births).
How long has the name Idan been used?
Idan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Idan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ida, Idas. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1981–2024 (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.