Girls' name · since 1918
Itaska
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Itaska, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #55,392 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1918
- 1910s
- peak decade
10 girls have been named Itaska since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Itaska has 10 recorded births among girls since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1923.
- #55,392 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1918
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Itaska ranks #55,392 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1918, peaking in the 1910s.
- #55,392 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1918
- 1910s
- peak decade
Itaska's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Itaska's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Itaska's full recorded timeline at 1923, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births.
Itaska popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1923
- Peak year (1918)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1923.
10 total births across 6 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1918 with 5 births in a single year.
Itaska by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1910s was Itaska's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Itaska births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
Itaska decade highlights
- Peak decade 5 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Itaska's data
- Itaska's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1920s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Itaska: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~5 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, 1918–1923 (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 Itaska 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.
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