Recorded 1914–1974 Girls' name Peak 1974 16 births

Idena — girls' name

16 babies named Idena in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51950s51970s6
1970s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Idena was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

6 babies were named Idena in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Idena

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Idena between 1914 and 1974, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Idena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Idena performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Idena shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Idena 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 16 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.

Idena at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

16

Since 1914

61 years of records

Peak year

1974

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1914

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 1974

Idena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1914

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1974)
6
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
4.555.566.5 197419521914 5

Idena by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
6 births that decade — 38% of Idena's all-time total
1910s51950s51970s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Idena?
16 babies have been named Idena since 1914. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1974 with 6 births.
When was Idena most popular?
Idena was most popular in the 1970s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Idena been used?
Idena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 61 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Idena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Idella, Idell, Idelle, Idelia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1914–1974 (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.