Idella
Idella was the 12399th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 335th; the most babies were born in 1921 (168). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,985 places. More babies were named Idella in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,399 girls, down 4,688 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1921168 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,554babies recorded
Idella popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,399 | 7 |
| 2020 | #7,711 | 14 |
| 2010 | #18,023 | 5 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #11,914 | 6 |
| 1980 | #6,461 | 10 |
| 1970 | #3,348 | 19 |
| 1960 | #1,862 | 37 |
| 1950 | #1,094 | 71 |
| 1940 | #817 | 76 |
| 1930 | #637 | 119 |
| 1920 | #573 | 158 |
| 1910 | #443 | 81 |
| 1900 | #430 | 60 |
| 1890 | #486 | 29 |
| 1880 | #335 | 23 |
How popular is Idella, counting every spelling?
Idella has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Idella?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Idella (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Idella 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 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Idella.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Idella?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Idella are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 57 and 80. That makes Idella a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
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Questions about the name Idella
How popular is the name Idella?
Idella was the 12399th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 335th; the most babies were born in 1921 (168). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,985 places. More babies were named Idella in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Idella a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Idella in the US.