Girls' name · since 1970
Ife
Ife has 202 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,705 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 202
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ife sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 202 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ife has been recorded 202 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2018.
- #19,705 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 202 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ife ranks #19,705 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 202 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #19,705 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 202
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ife's 202 recorded births place it above 72.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Ife's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ife splits its recorded history at 1985: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ife popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2018
- Peak year (1977)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Ife by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (82 births, 41% of the file).
1970s was Ife's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Ife births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
82 births
- 1980s
1980s
40 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 82 births (41% of all-time use).
Ife by state
Where Ife concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 18 | 8.9% |
18 of 202 births nationwide.
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- Ife's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (82 total births) through the 2010s (42) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ifes (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ife: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1970–2018 (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 Ife 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.