Boys' name · since 2007

Ithiel

199 babies named Ithiel in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#12,977 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,834 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
199
born since 2007
2020s
peak decade

Yes -- Ithiel is the #3834 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 199 recorded since 2007.

Ithiel has 199 recorded births among boys since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3834 as of the latest data, more common than 72% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.

  • #12,977 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #3,834 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 199 born since 2007
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ithiel ranks #12,977 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,834 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 199 born since 2007, peaking in the 2020s.

#12,977 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,834 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
199
born since 2007
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%72.4%
Ithiel vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ithiel's 199 recorded births place it above 71.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Ithiel compares

199 38th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Ithiel's all-time total is 46% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ithiel Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 199 369 358,536
Peak-year births 41 34 22,252

Ithiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Ithiel's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Ithiel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
41
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
01020304050 2007201120152018202120242025 29

Ithiel by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (121 births, 61% of the file).

2020s was Ithiel's strongest decade.

121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.

Ithiel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 121 births (61% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Ithiel by state

Where Ithiel concentrates geographically, total births since 2007

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Ithiel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 6.0%
#2 New York
7 3.5%
#3 Texas
6 3.0%
California share of Ithiel's total US births 6.0%
Even split

12 of 199 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ithiel?
Since 2007, Social Security records show 199 babies named Ithiel. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #12,977 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #3,834 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 41 births.
Where does Ithiel sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ithiel ranks #12,977 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,834 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ithiel most popular?
Ithiel was most popular in the 2020s decade with 121 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Ithiel most popular?
The top states for the name Ithiel are California (12 births), New York (7 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Ithiel been used?
Ithiel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 19 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Ithiel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ithan, Ithel. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Ithiel's data

  • California records the most Ithiels (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Ithiel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2007–2025 (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 Ithiel 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.