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Idella

100% girls · 7 born in 2025

Idella has been given to about 6,554 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.

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Living in the US≈ 2,163
Median age today76 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Idella per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1921 · 168
  • Born in 20257
  • All time6,554

How popular is Idella?

Its best year was 1921, when 168 babies were given the name, ranking 548th. The typical living American called Idella is about 76 years old today.

Names that sound like Idella

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Della0.81
  2. Isela0.82
  3. Adella0.81
  4. Adela0.77
  5. Gisela0.72
  6. Ella0.66
  7. Imelda0.69
  8. Stella0.66

Middle names for Idella

Ranked by flow score
  1. Idella Rose0.89
  2. Idella Louise0.89
  3. Idella June0.88
  4. Idella Pearl0.88
  5. Idella Quinn0.88
  6. Idella Nell0.88

Sibling names for Idella

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lettiesister · 0.88
  2. Winonasister · 0.88
  3. Cleoeither · 0.87
  4. Goldiesister · 0.87
  5. Archiebrother · 0.83
  6. Otisbrother · 0.82

Where Idella is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Idella White0.84
    2. Idella Reyes0.84
    3. Idella Nguyen0.84
    4. Idella Moore0.84
    5. Idella Lee0.84
    6. Idella Hill0.84

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Idella

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.