Idy: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,357

among girls · ↑1,849 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Idy · +84% vs 2024

How common

1 in 34,941

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2021

48 babies

All-time total

575

#10,833 all-time among girls

First recorded

1979

in Social Security records

Idy popularity over time

575 babies have been named Idy since 1979, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	7	1	–	#8,347
1980s	17	2	+143%	#8,434
1990s	18	2	+6%	#9,080
2000s	81	8	+350%	#8,274
2010s	204	20	+152%	#4,384
2020s (to 2025)	248	41	+103%	#3,306

Where Idy is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	47	0.03	outside top 500
2027	48	0.03	outside top 500
2028	48	0.03	outside top 500
2029	49	0.03	outside top 500
2030	50	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Idy

Idy is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,357 in 2025 with 46 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1979, 575 American babies have been named Idy. Its peak came in 2021, when 48 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Idy stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Idy?

The median living Idy is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 14. An estimated 600 people named Idy are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Idy year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	46	#3,357
2024	25	#5,206
2023	41	#3,733
2022	41	#3,731
2021	48	#3,313
2020	47	#3,306
2019	32	#4,384
2018	29	#4,700
2017	26	#5,107
2016	25	#5,353
2015	17	#7,093
2014	15	#7,823
2013	16	#7,527
2012	20	#6,431
2011	14	#8,354
2010	10	#10,720
2009	6	#15,965
2008	15	#8,274
2007	11	#10,385
2006	6	#15,852
2005	13	#8,515
2004	7	#13,265
2003	6	#14,533
2002	7	#12,700
2001	5	#16,277
2000	5	#15,956
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1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Idy, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Idy?

The median living Idy is about 7 years old. Half of all living Idys are between 3 and 14 years old.

How many people named Idy are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Idy are alive in the United States, based on 575 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Idy in 2025?

Idy ranked #3,357 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 46 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Idy?

575 babies have been named Idy in the United States since 1979, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Idy most popular?

Idy peaked in 2021, when 48 newborns received the name.

Is Idy a boy or girl name?

Idy is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Idy rising or falling?

Idy is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Idy become more popular?

Idy is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 50 girls named Idy in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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