Idalia
Idalia was the 2162nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 86 babies. Its best year was 1889, when it ranked 1370th; the most babies were born in 2023 (160). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,740 places. More babies were named Idalia in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,162 girls, up 1,036 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 86girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023160 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,338babies recorded
Idalia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,162 | 86 |
| 2020 | #3,198 | 49 |
| 2010 | #4,783 | 30 |
| 2000 | #2,793 | 52 |
| 1990 | #2,613 | 45 |
| 1980 | #2,711 | 34 |
| 1970 | #2,057 | 40 |
| 1960 | #1,936 | 35 |
| 1950 | #2,822 | 14 |
| 1940 | #3,066 | 9 |
| 1930 | #4,265 | 6 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Idalia, counting every spelling?
Idalia is the most common spelling of a name family that had 91 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 91 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idalia | 86 | #2,162 | 469 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Idalia?
86 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Idalia (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Idalia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 98 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Idalia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Idalia?
About 3,000 people born in the US named Idalia are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 14 and 50. That makes Idalia mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Idalia by state
How common Idalia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (2.7×), Texas (1.9×), California (1.5×). In 39 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Idalia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Idalia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Idalia
How popular is the name Idalia?
Idalia was the 2162nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 86 babies. Its best year was 1889, when it ranked 1370th; the most babies were born in 2023 (160). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,740 places. More babies were named Idalia in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Idalia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Idalia in the US.
Where is Idalia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Idalia was most common in Arizona (0.16 per 1,000 girls), followed by Nevada and Texas.