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
Ithiel's 199 recorded births place it above 71.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2023)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Currently ranks #3834 among boys.
199 total births across 19 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2023 with 41 births in a single year.
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
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
66 births
- 2020s
2020s
121 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 121 births (61% of all-time use).
Ithiel decade highlights
- Peak decade 121 births
- Runner-up 66 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Ithiel by state
Where Ithiel concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 6.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 7 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 3.0% |
12 of 199 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 6.0% of nationwide
- New York 3.5% of nationwide
- Texas 3.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 3 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 6.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- 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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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.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~18 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, 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.
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