Idell

Last seen for girls in 1981 at #9,110 · Last seen for boys in 1936 at #3,549
Given to girls 98.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1910 · 74 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
3,425
since 1880

Idell over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Idell has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201920peak #463, 1910girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Idell was already there! It came in at #628, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1881–1886, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Idell is popular in 1920

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedMNIllinois: #620 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 11,835 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedKSArkansas: #309 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,889 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #437 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,334 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #389 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,122 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #448 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,777 girlsLAMississippi: #269 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,647 girlsMSAlabama: #321 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,562 girlsALGeorgia: #351 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,398 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedHITexas: #783 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,144 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Idell, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#269 · 1 in 1,647
  2. Arkansas#309 · 1 in 1,889
  3. Alabama#321 · 1 in 2,562
  4. Georgia#351 · 1 in 3,398
  5. South Carolina#389 · 1 in 4,122

Best ever in a state: #181 in Florida, 1910.

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Mississippi#269131 in 1,647
Arkansas#309111 in 1,889
Alabama#321121 in 2,562
Georgia#351111 in 3,398
South Carolina#38961 in 4,122
North Carolina#43771 in 5,334
Louisiana#44861 in 3,777
Illinois#62051 in 11,835
Texas#78371 in 8,144
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See more about Idell
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1981
  • Biggest jump: 286 spots in 1937 (#1,267 → #981)
  • Biggest drop: 375 spots in 1888 (#661 → #1,036)
Rise & fade · girls
30 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1910 at #463 (74 births)
  • Births halved by 1936, 26 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 45 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 45 yrs · run 1891–1930
Share of babies · girls
1 in 5,358
  • Highest: 1 in 5,358 girls born in 1910 were named Idell (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 278,010 girls born in 1981 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 27.6% of all girls named Idell (946) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s33#628 (1880)#868
1890s152#610 (1896)#823
1900s305#574 (1908)#649
1910s924#463 (1910)#605
1920s946#657 (1921)#760
1930s470#880 (1930)#1,052
1940s282#1,222 (1941)#1,688
1950s204#1,764 (1950)#2,523
1960s92#3,592 (1962)#4,880
1970s11#7,388 (1971)#8,228
1980s6#9,110 (1981)#9,110

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Idell in 1920

girls
#711
104 births · 1 in 11,522 girls

Top girls' names in 1920

  1. #1Mary70,983
  2. #2Dorothy36,643
  3. #3Helen35,097
  4. #4Margaret27,994
  5. #5Ruth26,102
  6. #6Mildred18,060
  7. #7Virginia17,314
  8. #8Elizabeth15,908
  9. #9Frances15,883
  10. #10Anna14,581
  11. #711Idell104
More about 1920

girls

1,198,289 girls got a published name in 1920; 1 in 11,522 of them was named Idell, which outranked 87.7% of the 5,767 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Idell
  1. #706Lavada105
  2. #706Martina105
  3. #706Zula105
  4. #711Idell104
  5. #711Bethel104
  6. #711Daphne104
  7. #711Renee104
  8. #715Carole103
  9. #715Eulalia103
  10. #715Lovie103

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1919
Risers
  1. ↑ 550Denise#1,481 → #931
  2. ↑ 321Blossom#1,242 → #921
  3. ↑ 311Lilia#1,242 → #931
  4. ↑ 302Ena#1,270 → #968
  5. ↑ 277Lorayne#1,216 → #939
Fallers
  1. ↓ 594Haruko#917 → #1,511
  2. ↓ 511Roselle#1,000 → #1,511
  3. ↓ 345Toshiko#967 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 304Carroll#902 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 297Santina#835 → #1,132

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1920 →