Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Idella

#2,101 most common girls' name of all time · #3,581 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#2,101
Rank overall
#3,581 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
136 of 146
All-time
6,554
Since 2016
86
Peak year
1921 #549
Best rank
#335 1880
Girls Boys peak 168/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Idella is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 7 — 7 #11,936
2024 5 — 5 #15,295
2023 8 — 8 #11,171
2022 7 — 7 #12,246
2021 8 — 8 #11,151
2020 14 — 14 #7,563
2019 5 — 5 #15,543
2018 9 — 9 #10,549
2017 13 — 13 #8,301
2016 10 — 10 #10,118
2015 10 — 10 #10,151
2014 7 — 7 #13,070
2013 9 — 9 #11,004
2012 11 — 11 #9,713
2011 5 — 5 #16,768
2010 5 — 5 #16,996
2009 6 — 6 #15,246
2008 5 — 5 #17,506
2007 5 — 5 #17,639
2005 6 — 6 #14,507
1999 8 — 8 #10,349
1996 5 — 5 #13,524
1994 8 — 8 #9,588
1993 5 — 5 #13,446
1991 8 — 8 #9,344
1990 6 — 6 #11,412
1989 9 — 9 #8,042
1988 10 — 10 #7,116
1987 12 — 12 #5,928
1986 6 — 6 #9,551
1985 6 — 6 #9,312
1984 7 — 7 #8,159
1983 9 — 9 #6,709
1982 7 — 7 #8,227
1981 11 — 11 #5,889
1980 10 — 10 #6,321
1979 13 — 13 #5,094
1978 15 — 15 #4,463
1977 7 — 7 #7,569
1976 5 — 5 #9,290
1975 13 — 13 #4,594
1974 12 — 12 #4,723
1973 13 — 13 #4,366
1972 19 — 19 #3,277
1971 14 — 14 #4,124
1970 19 — 19 #3,314
1969 13 — 13 #3,959
1968 28 — 28 #2,297
1967 16 — 16 #3,213
1966 21 — 21 #2,669
1965 31 — 31 #2,110
1964 22 — 22 #2,678
1963 19 — 19 #2,865
1962 34 — 34 #1,991
1961 33 — 33 #2,039
1960 37 — 37 #1,859
1959 48 — 48 #1,568
1958 42 — 42 #1,658
1957 47 — 47 #1,570
1956 38 — 38 #1,717
1955 46 — 46 #1,498
1954 57 — 57 #1,318
1953 60 — 60 #1,250
1952 65 — 65 #1,178
1951 74 — 74 #1,078
1950 71 — 71 #1,091
1949 55 — 55 #1,222
1948 70 — 70 #1,055
1947 53 — 53 #1,241
1946 63 — 63 #1,071
1945 66 — 66 #943
1944 51 — 51 #1,091
1943 63 — 63 #997
1942 75 — 75 #903
1941 76 — 76 #830
1940 76 — 76 #818
1939 68 — 68 #849
1938 72 — 72 #830
1937 78 — 78 #775
1936 89 — 89 #708
1935 74 — 74 #785
1934 97 — 97 #678
1933 89 — 89 #689
1932 81 — 81 #748
1931 83 — 83 #740
1930 119 — 119 #635
1929 120 — 120 #630
1928 109 — 109 #669
1927 131 — 131 #624
1926 150 — 150 #580
1925 155 — 155 #579
1924 144 — 144 #626
1923 161 — 161 #568
1922 164 — 164 #556
1921 168 — 168 #549
1920 158 — 158 #570
1919 142 — 142 #588
1918 164 — 164 #550
1917 130 — 130 #599
1916 146 — 146 #553
1915 138 — 138 #541
1914 118 — 118 #515
1913 95 — 95 #522
1912 90 — 90 #507
1911 82 — 82 #452
1910 81 — 81 #443
1909 72 — 72 #435
1908 66 — 66 #445
1907 66 — 66 #442
1906 60 — 60 #442
1905 64 — 64 #423
1904 51 — 51 #457
1903 47 — 47 #467
1902 48 — 48 #454
1901 38 — 38 #490
1900 60 — 60 #429
1899 52 — 52 #405
1898 53 — 53 #423
1897 41 — 41 #458
1896 51 — 51 #398
1895 59 — 59 #367
1894 36 — 36 #463
1893 36 — 36 #441
1892 36 — 36 #453
1891 30 — 30 #472
1890 29 — 29 #484
1889 29 — 29 #454
1888 28 — 28 #471
1887 23 — 23 #464
1886 17 — 17 #540
1885 18 — 18 #500
1884 22 — 22 #425
1883 16 — 16 #481
1882 12 — 12 #530
1881 13 — 13 #470
1880 23 — 23 #335