Boys' name · since 1999
Ido
164 babies named Ido in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,167 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,017 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 164
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ido currently ranks #7017 among boys' names in America, with 164 babies recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ido has been recorded 164 times among boys since 1999, currently ranked #7017 nationally and more common than 50% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #14,167 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,017 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 164 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ido ranks #14,167 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,017 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 164 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,167 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,017 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 164
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ido's 164 recorded births place it above 68.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ido compares
164 34th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Ido's all-time total is 56% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ido | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 164 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ido's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ido's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ido popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Ido by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (65 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Ido's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Ido births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
65 births
- 2010s
2010s
59 births
- 2020s
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 65 births (40% of all-time use).
Ido by state
Where Ido concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.0% |
5 of 164 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ido's data
- Ido's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (65 total births) through the 2020s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Idos (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ido
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Ido
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ido: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Ido 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.