Is Idell a boy or girl name?

Idell is a girl’s name. Of the 3,463 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.9% were girls and 1.1% were boys.

Idell

Recorded 1880–1981 · United States

Idell was most popular in 1921, when 132 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,170 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,463 people named Idell.

Idell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Idell’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Idell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Idell is a girl’s name — 98.9% of the 3,463 Americans given it were girls and 1.1% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Idell

Where Idell is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org