US rank #5326 Girls' name Peak 2021 528 births

Idy — #5326 US girls' name

528 babies named Idy in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s171990s182000s812010s2042020s201
#5326
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 70% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Idy was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

48 babies were named Idy in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Idy

The Social Security Administration has registered 528 babies named Idy between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Idy currently holds the #5326 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Idy performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 204 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Idy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 307 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Idy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Idy 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 528 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.

Idy at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

528

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2021

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,326

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Idy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
48
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
0102030405060 202420202016201220082004200019881979 7

Idy by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
204 births that decade — 39% of Idy's all-time total
1970s71980s171990s182000s812010s2042020s201

Idy by state

Where Idy concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Idy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
307 58.1%
New York share of Idy's total US births 58.1%

307 of 528 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Idy?
528 babies have been named Idy since 1979. It currently ranks #5326 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 48 births.
When was Idy most popular?
Idy was most popular in the 2010s decade with 204 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Idy most popular?
The top states for the name Idy are New York (307 births).
How long has the name Idy been used?
Idy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.

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, 1979–2024 (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.