Girls' name · since 1880
Idella
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 6,554 babies named Idella, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,161 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,936 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,554
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Idella currently ranks #11936 among girls' names in America, with 6,554 babies recorded since 1880.
Idella has 6,554 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11936 as of the latest data, more common than 31% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #2,161 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,936 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,554 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Idella ranks #2,161 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,936 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,554 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,161 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,936 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,554
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Idella's 6,554 recorded births place it above 97.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
How Idella compares
6,554 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Idella's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Idella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,554 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 168 | 21 | 19,840 |
Idella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Idella splits its recorded history at 1948: 20% of all births land in the more recent half, 80% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 168 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Idella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 168
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Idella by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,460 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Idella's strongest decade.
1,460 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Idella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 201
1880s
201 births
- 1890s 423
1890s
423 births
- 1900s 572
1900s
572 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,186 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,460 births
- 1930s
1930s
850 births
- 1940s
1940s
648 births
- 1950s 548
1950s
548 births
- 1960s 254
1960s
254 births
- 1970s 130
1970s
130 births
- 1980s 87
1980s
87 births
- 1990s 40
1990s
40 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s 84
2010s
84 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,460 births (22% of all-time use).
How Idella compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Idella's total volume
Idella by state
Where Idella concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 540 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 426 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 320 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 256 | 3.9% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 234 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 184 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Texas | | 148 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 112 | 1.7% |
540 of 6,554 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Idella appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Idella's data
- Idella's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,460 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Idellas (540 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Idella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Idella 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.