Holding steady.
Popularity of Idabell since 1910
Babies named Idabell per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1918, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Idabell's real moment was 1910.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 55 |
| 1920s | 77 |
| 1930s | 16 |
| 1940s | 0 |
| 1950s | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Idabell is a late Victorian compound that peaked in popularity during the 1910s, ranking highest in 1910 when it was first recorded. Since then, its usage has been minimal, with only a handful of births each year in the modern era. The name combines Ida (a Germanic name of uncertain meaning, possibly 'prosperous') and Belle (French for 'beautiful'), reflecting the era's taste for ornate, multi-syllable feminine names. Idabell never achieved widespread popularity; it ranked outside the top 1000 in every year since 1911. It has no recorded top states, indicating its usage was scattered rather than concentrated in any region. The trajectory of the name is stable, meaning it has not experienced a revival in recent decades despite the broader trend toward vintage names.
Idabell is a late 19th-century compound of Ida and Belle. Ida is a name of Germanic origin, possibly from 'īd' ('work, labor') or a feminine form of the Old High German 'Ita' ('prosperous'). Belle is a French word meaning 'beautiful,' often used as a given name or suffix in the Victorian era. Idabell reflects the fashion for ornate, hyphenated or blend names popular in the Anglophone world around the turn of the 20th century, especially in the United States. It has been rarely used since the 1910s.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Ida, Belle, Bell
Variants: Idabelle, Ida Belle, Idabella
Sibling names for Idabell
Names that share Idabell's style, for a brother or sister.
