How Many People Are Named Idella?
people named Idella are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 205,894 people in the US has this name
Based on 6,554 babies named Idella in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
168 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Elaboration of IDA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Idella in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Idella alive today is about 65 years old, and 72% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 57 and 80 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Idella first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1921, to 168 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Idella has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #335, in 1880. In 2025 it ranked #12,395.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #12,395 |
| Best rank | #335 (1880) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #600 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Idella alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Idella were born in Mississippi than in any other state: about 137 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Idella was given 10.1 times as often in Mississippi, 9.7 times in Florida and 5.1 times in Georgia.
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