Recorded 1905–1955 Boys' name Peak 1916 165 births

Idus — boys' name

165 babies named Idus in U.S. Social Security records since 1905, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s541920s681930s221940s101950s6
1920s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Idus was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

12 babies were named Idus in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Idus

The Social Security Administration has registered 165 babies named Idus between 1905 and 1955, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Idus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1955. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Idus performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Idus shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Idus in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Idus 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 165 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.

Idus at a glance

Last recorded 1955

Total births

165

Since 1905

51 years of records

Peak year

1916

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1955

Active since

1905

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 1955

Idus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1905

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1916)
12
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
468101214 195519391930192619221919191619121905 5

Idus by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
68 births that decade — 41% of Idus's all-time total
1900s51910s541920s681930s221940s101950s6

Idus by state

Where Idus concentrates geographically — total births since 1905

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Idus
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
33 20.0%
Georgia share of Idus's total US births 20.0%

33 of 165 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Idus?
165 babies have been named Idus since 1905. It was last recorded in 1955. The peak year was 1916 with 12 births.
When was Idus most popular?
Idus was most popular in the 1920s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Idus most popular?
The top states for the name Idus are Georgia (33 births).
How long has the name Idus been used?
Idus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1905, spanning 51 years of data through 1955.

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, 1905–1955 (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.