Girls' name · since 1904
Idora
Idora has 99 recorded births since 1904 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,213 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 99
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Idora sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 99 recorded since 1904.
Social Security Administration records show Idora recorded 99 times among girls since 1904, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 1935.
- #27,213 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 99 born since 1904
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Idora ranks #27,213 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 99 born since 1904, peaking in the 1920s.
- #27,213 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 99
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Idora's 99 recorded births place it above 62.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Idora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Idora's SSA record in two at 1921 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1904, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1926 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Idora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–1935
- Peak year (1926)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Idora by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (51 births, 52% of the file).
1920s was Idora's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Idora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
31 births
- 1920s
1920s
51 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 51 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Idora's decade-level peak was the 1920s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Idora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1904–1935 (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 Idora 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.