Idalis
Feminine
Caribbean Spanish naming has its own suffix. The -is and -ys endings — Idalis, Odalys, Anelis, Maribelis — are a Puerto Rican and Dominican pattern, rare in Spain and Mexico, and they mark a region as clearly as an accent does.
How old is the name Idalis?
Idalis first appears in US birth records in 1983 — 42 years ago. The typical Idalis alive today was born around 1999, making them about 26 years old. About 900 people named Idalis are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Idalis most popular?
Idalis peaked in 1996, reaching #1261 nationally. Today it ranks #7885, 6,624 places below that high. See the whole 1996 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Idalis
Regional naming suffixes are easy to miss because they are not attached to any single name. The -is and -ys ending is one: Odalys, Idalis, Maribelis, Anabelis, Yaritzis. It is concentrated in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Cuba, thin in Mexico, and effectively absent in Spain, and it appears from roughly the middle of the twentieth century. Where it came from is not settled — a Greek-looking ending, a shortening of longer forms, or simple invention are all proposed. What matters practically is that it is a marker: an American form with Odalys or Idalis on it is far more likely to belong to a Caribbean family than to any other Spanish-speaking one, and the suffix is doing that work rather than the name. Idalis peaks in 1996.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No documented meaning. Idalis is a modern Caribbean Spanish formation, possibly built on Ida, a Germanic element meaning work, with the regional -is ending, or as a variant of Idalia, from a Cyprian place associated with Aphrodite. Neither is documented for this name, and readings offered online are inventions.
Pronouncing Idalis
ee-DAH-lees
Three syllables, stress on the second, with a clear final s. English speakers usually say EYE-duh-liss, changing the first vowel and moving the stress.
Nicknames for Idalis
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1983
- Most girls named
- 1996138 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1261reached in 1996
- Change vs 2024
- +44.4%13 in 2025, from 9
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Idalis in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Idalys in Spanish — spelling variant
- Odalys in Spanish — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, California.
Idaliss among us
people named Idalis are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 123,636 born in 2025 was named Idalis
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Hermelinda test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Idalis's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Hermelinda climbed just as high around 1953, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Hermelinda's path sketches the road Idalis is walking now.
Idalis sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Idalis beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Idalis in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- Ida and Lis are usable short forms.
- It is soft, three syllables and easy to say in Spanish.
- The ending marks a specific and documented regional style.
- There is no established meaning to give.
- English speakers alter both the first vowel and the stress.
- Idalys and Idaliz are competing spellings.
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Frequently asked
- How many Idaliss are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 900 people named Idalis are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Idalis in 2025?
- Idalis ranks #7885 among US girl names in 2025, with 13 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Idalis?
- About 1 in every 123,636 US girls born in 2025 was named Idalis — 13 in all.
- Will my child share the name Idalis with classmates?
- Idalis will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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