How Many People Are Named Icel?
An estimated 12 people in the United States have the first name Icel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Icel peaked in popularity in 1994 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Icel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Icel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Icel is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
12
About 1 in 28,562,862 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1994
11 births
Total Registered
130
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Icel
Icel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 130 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Icel as a female name
Ranked #7,795 in 1994
11 female births in 1994
Peak: 1994 (11 births)
Icel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Icel span from the 1900s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 56 babies were registered. Icel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Icel by Decade
How has Icel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Icel by State
Icel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Icel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Icel
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
Icel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Icel?
We estimate approximately 12 people named Icel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 28,562,862 Americans share this first name.
Is Icel a common name?
Icel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 32.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 130 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Icel most popular?
Icel reached peak popularity in 1994, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Icel is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Icel a female name?
Icel is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Icel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Icel Smith, Icel Johnson, Icel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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