Girls' name · since 1895
Idelle
Idelle has 750 recorded births since 1895 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,125 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 750
- born since 1895
- 1910s
- peak decade
Idelle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 750 recorded since 1895.
Social Security Administration records show Idelle recorded 750 times among girls since 1895, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 1978.
- #9,125 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 750 born since 1895
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Idelle ranks #9,125 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 750 born since 1895, peaking in the 1910s.
- #9,125 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 750
- born since 1895
- 1910s
- peak decade
Idelle's 750 recorded births place it above 87.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Idelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Idelle's full recorded timeline at 1931, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1895, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Idelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–1978
- Peak year (1921)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Idelle by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (196 births, 26% of the file).
1910s was Idelle's strongest decade.
196 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Idelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s
1900s
86 births
- 1910s
1910s
196 births
- 1920s
1920s
194 births
- 1930s
1930s
94 births
- 1940s 71
1940s
71 births
- 1950s 72
1950s
72 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 196 births (26% of all-time use).
How Idelle 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 Idelle's total volume
Idelle by state
Where Idelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 15 | 2.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 15 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 6 | 0.8% |
15 of 750 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Idelle's data
- Idelle's decade-level peak was the 1910s (196 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Idelles (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Idelle: 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 (~83 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, 1895–1978 (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 Idelle 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.