unisex name
Idy
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 3
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 640
Idy is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 90% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 46 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2021, when 48 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 72,077 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1979.
Idy over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 |
| 1980s | 17 |
| 1990s | 18 |
| 2000s | 81 |
| 2010s | 204 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 248 |
How popular is Idy?
In 2025, Idy was given to 46 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Idy is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Idy
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Idy also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Idy over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Idy
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Idy — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Idy
How popular is the name Idy?
In 2025, Idy was given to 46 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Idy a girl's or a boy's name?
Idy is used for both girls and boys. About 90% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Idy most popular?
Idy peaked in 2021, when 48 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Idy a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Idy currently ranks #3,388 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.