Boys' name · since 1915

Idas

5 babies named Idas in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#41,300 of 45,481
all-time among boys
5
born since 1915
1910s
peak decade

Idas is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 5 have been recorded since 1915.

Idas has 5 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1915.

  • #41,300 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 5 born since 1915
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Idas ranks #41,300 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.

#41,300 of 45,481
all-time among boys
5
born since 1915
1910s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Idas's 5 recorded births place it above 0% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Idas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1915

Last recorded 1915
Peak year (1915)
5
Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
5 1915 5

Idas by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (5 births, 100% of the file).

1910s was Idas's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Idas births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Idas?
Idas has been given to 5 babies in the U.S. since 1915, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #41,300 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1915. 5 babies were born in 1915, its single highest year.
Where does Idas sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Idas ranks #41,300 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Idas most popular?
Idas was most popular in the 1910s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Idas been used?
Records for Idas go back to 1915, giving 1 year of history through 1915.
What names are similar to Idas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ida, Idan. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Idas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–1915 (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 Idas 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.