Recorded 1916–1935 Girls' name Peak 1918 44 births

Idola — girls' name

44 babies named Idola in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s191920s151930s10
1910s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Idola was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

9 babies were named Idola in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Idola

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Idola between 1916 and 1935, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Idola currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Idola performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Idola shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Idola 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 44 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.

Idola at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

44

Since 1916

20 years of records

Peak year

1918

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1916

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1935

Idola popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1916

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1918)
9
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
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Idola by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
19 births that decade — 43% of Idola's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Idola?
44 babies have been named Idola since 1916. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1918 with 9 births.
When was Idola most popular?
Idola was most popular in the 1910s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Idola been used?
Idola has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 20 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Idola?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Idolina, Idonia, Idonna, Idora, and 2 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, 1916–1935 (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.