Unisex name · since 1916
Idel
Idel has 18 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #46,975 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1916
- 1910s
- peak decade
Idel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 18 have been recorded since 1916.
Idel has 18 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1916 to 1921.
- #46,975 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 18 born since 1916
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Idel ranks #46,975 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1916, peaking in the 1910s.
- #46,975 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1916
- 1910s
- peak decade
Idel's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Idel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Idel's full recorded timeline at 1918, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Idel popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1921
- Peak year (1916)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Idel popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 2008 (Idel as boys' name)
Idel by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (13 births, 72% of the file).
1910s was Idel's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Idel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
13 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 13 births (72% of all-time use).
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- Idel's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 1920s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Idel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~5 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, 1916–1921 (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 Idel 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.