Total births
55
Girls' name · since 1959
Ildiko
55 babies named Ildiko in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 55
- total births
- 1959–2001
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
Ildiko is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 55 have been recorded since 1959.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ildiko has been recorded 55 times among girls since 1959, 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 1959 to 2001.
- 55 total births
- 1959–2001 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 47% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
55 girls have been named Ildiko since 1959, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2001.
- 55
- total births
- 1959–2001
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
47% of everyone ever named Ildiko was born in this single decade.
1959
Single peak year
9 babies were named Ildiko in 1959 - its busiest year on record.
Ildiko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ildiko's full recorded timeline at 1972, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1959 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ildiko at a glance
Last recorded 2001Peak year
1959
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1959
Ildiko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2001
- Peak year (1959)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Ildiko by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Ildiko's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Ildiko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 9
1950s
9 births
- 1960s
1960s
15 births
- 1970s
1970s
26 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 26 births (47% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ildiko? ▼
Ildiko has been given to 55 babies in the U.S. since 1959, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2001. 9 babies were born in 1959, its single highest year.
When was Ildiko most popular? ▼
Ildiko was most popular in the 1970s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Ildiko been used? ▼
Ildiko has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 43 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Ildiko? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ilda. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Ildiko's data
- Ildiko's decade-level peak was the 1970s (26 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1959–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ildiko: Baby Name Since 1959 - 55 Births, Peak 1959." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ildiko. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ildiko 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 July 2026.