THE VANISHED — LETTER I
254 names under I. Below the federal reporting line for forty years or more.
| Name | Sex | First seen | Last seen | Peak | Total births |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ialene | F | 1928 | 1928 | 1928 · 6 | 6 |
| Iantha | F | 1906 | 1983 | 1915 · 16 | 511 |
| Ianthia | F | 1927 | 1952 | 1952 · 6 | 11 |
| Ibe | M | 1977 | 1977 | 1977 · 7 | 7 |
| Ica | F | 1885 | 1930 | 1914 · 15 | 223 |
| Icelean | F | 1925 | 1936 | 1925 · 5 | 10 |
| Icelene | F | 1919 | 1919 | 1919 · 5 | 5 |
| Iceola | F | 1921 | 1965 | 1921 · 5 | 10 |
| Ichard | M | 1957 | 1983 | 1957 · 5 | 10 |
| Ichelle | F | 1967 | 1984 | 1967 · 10 | 79 |
| Icia | F | 1895 | 1895 | 1895 · 5 | 5 |
| Icle | F | 1909 | 1918 | 1918 · 10 | 37 |
| Ida | M | 1880 | 1967 | 1929 · 25 | 766 |
| Idabel | F | 1891 | 1928 | 1919 · 14 | 48 |
| Idabell | F | 1910 | 1932 | 1918 · 14 | 148 |
| Idah | F | 1898 | 1920 | 1916 · 7 | 40 |
| Idalene | F | 1912 | 1941 | 1923 · 8 | 42 |
| Idalou | F | 1918 | 1918 | 1918 · 5 | 5 |
| Idamay | F | 1905 | 1933 | 1918 · 9 | 84 |
| Idanell | F | 1942 | 1942 | 1942 · 5 | 5 |
| Idas | M | 1915 | 1915 | 1915 · 5 | 5 |
| Ideal | F | 1919 | 1919 | 1919 · 5 | 5 |
| Idel | F | 1916 | 1921 | 1916 · 8 | 18 |
| Idele | F | 1916 | 1927 | 1916 · 5 | 20 |
| Idelfonso | M | 1985 | 1985 | 1985 · 5 | 5 |
| Idelisa | F | 1979 | 1979 | 1979 · 5 | 5 |
| Idell | F | 1880 | 1981 | 1921 · 125 | 3,425 |
| Idell | M | 1902 | 1936 | 1921 · 7 | 38 |
| Idellar | F | 1910 | 1934 | 1910 · 5 | 30 |
| Idelle | F | 1895 | 1978 | 1921 · 36 | 750 |
| Idellia | F | 1919 | 1919 | 1919 · 5 | 5 |
| Idena | F | 1914 | 1974 | 1974 · 6 | 16 |
| Idessa | F | 1920 | 1954 | 1927 · 7 | 30 |
| Idi | M | 1977 | 1977 | 1977 · 9 | 9 |
| Idola | F | 1916 | 1935 | 1918 · 9 | 44 |
| Idolina | F | 1923 | 1975 | 1955 · 20 | 306 |
| Idoma | F | 1924 | 1924 | 1924 · 5 | 5 |
| Idona | F | 1917 | 1959 | 1917 · 8 | 99 |
| Idonia | F | 1903 | 1942 | 1923 · 10 | 118 |
| Idonna | F | 1916 | 1983 | 1928 · 13 | 111 |
| Idora | F | 1904 | 1935 | 1926 · 12 | 99 |
| Idrissa | F | 1973 | 1973 | 1973 · 6 | 6 |
| Iduma | F | 1920 | 1920 | 1920 · 6 | 6 |
| Idus | M | 1905 | 1955 | 1916 · 12 | 165 |
| Ieda | F | 1935 | 1935 | 1935 · 8 | 8 |
| Ifetayo | F | 1969 | 1979 | 1974 · 8 | 19 |
| Ifeyinwa | F | 1981 | 1981 | 1981 · 7 | 7 |
| Ignac | M | 1917 | 1927 | 1917 · 7 | 22 |
| Ignace | M | 1913 | 1925 | 1919 · 10 | 96 |
| Ignacita | F | 1925 | 1925 | 1925 · 5 | 5 |
| Ignatia | F | 1919 | 1919 | 1919 · 6 | 6 |
| Ignatuis | M | 1916 | 1926 | 1916 · 6 | 22 |
| Ignatz | M | 1884 | 1928 | 1914 · 19 | 158 |
| Ihor | M | 1950 | 1967 | 1953 · 16 | 164 |
| Ihuoma | F | 1981 | 1981 | 1981 · 5 | 5 |
| Ijnanya | F | 1974 | 1978 | 1974 · 5 | 10 |
| Ikeda | F | 1981 | 1981 | 1981 · 5 | 5 |
| Ikem | M | 1976 | 1976 | 1976 · 5 | 5 |
| Ikie | M | 1932 | 1960 | 1948 · 7 | 35 |
| Ikisha | F | 1977 | 1985 | 1980 · 8 | 37 |
| Ikuko | F | 1921 | 1923 | 1921 · 5 | 10 |
| Ila | M | 1916 | 1936 | 1916 · 9 | 60 |
| Ilar | F | 1914 | 1922 | 1917 · 7 | 30 |
| Ileane | F | 1920 | 1964 | 1927 · 21 | 230 |
| Ileia | F | 1980 | 1983 | 1983 · 6 | 11 |
| Iler | F | 1896 | 1930 | 1914 · 9 | 55 |
| Ilet | F | 1917 | 1917 | 1917 · 5 | 5 |
| Ileta | F | 1916 | 1955 | 1932 · 14 | 261 |
| Iletta | F | 1921 | 1921 | 1921 · 5 | 5 |
| Iley | M | 1900 | 1957 | 1921 · 10 | 108 |
| Ilga | F | 1953 | 1953 | 1953 · 6 | 6 |
| Iliyaas | M | 1981 | 1981 | 1981 · 5 | 5 |
| Illene | F | 1915 | 1965 | 1941 · 19 | 368 |
| Illinois | F | 1918 | 1920 | 1920 · 6 | 11 |
| Illinois | M | 1923 | 1923 | 1923 · 5 | 5 |
| Illona | F | 1940 | 1972 | 1946 · 23 | 251 |
| Ilmi | F | 1919 | 1919 | 1919 · 5 | 5 |
| Ilomae | F | 1932 | 1932 | 1932 · 5 | 5 |
| Ilomay | F | 1932 | 1936 | 1933 · 7 | 17 |
| Ilora | F | 1922 | 1922 | 1922 · 6 | 6 |
| Ilva | F | 1915 | 1948 | 1921 · 12 | 57 |
| Imagean | F | 1926 | 1939 | 1931 · 6 | 31 |
| Imagene | F | 1915 | 1955 | 1928 · 32 | 547 |
| Imajean | F | 1922 | 1951 | 1934 · 14 | 160 |
| Imal | F | 1923 | 1923 | 1923 · 5 | 5 |
| Imamu | M | 1973 | 1973 | 1973 · 5 | 5 |
| Imee | F | 1981 | 1981 | 1981 · 8 | 8 |
| Immacolata | F | 1966 | 1977 | 1972 · 7 | 18 |
| Immaculate | F | 1917 | 1948 | 1917 · 8 | 68 |
| Immogene | F | 1926 | 1926 | 1926 · 5 | 5 |
| Imo | F | 1885 | 1957 | 1922 · 34 | 903 |
| Imo | M | 1983 | 1983 | 1983 · 5 | 5 |
| Imogean | F | 1918 | 1948 | 1924 · 20 | 313 |
| Imogene | M | 1925 | 1941 | 1930 · 10 | 55 |
| Imogine | F | 1916 | 1937 | 1929 · 8 | 61 |
| Imojean | F | 1917 | 1949 | 1933 · 26 | 435 |
| Imojene | F | 1926 | 1926 | 1926 · 6 | 6 |
| Impi | F | 1904 | 1921 | 1917 · 11 | 40 |
| In | F | 1954 | 1982 | 1956 · 6 | 21 |
| Inabelle | F | 1916 | 1931 | 1918 · 8 | 48 |
| Inamae | F | 1917 | 1928 | 1922 · 10 | 35 |
| Indian | F | 1984 | 1984 | 1984 · 5 | 5 |
| Ineda | F | 1923 | 1923 | 1923 · 5 | 5 |
| Ineka | F | 1978 | 1983 | 1983 · 8 | 13 |
| Ineke | F | 1974 | 1983 | 1983 · 15 | 25 |
| Inelda | F | 1969 | 1969 | 1969 · 5 | 5 |
| Inell | F | 1904 | 1982 | 1927 · 75 | 2,147 |
| Inella | F | 1917 | 1946 | 1923 · 8 | 63 |
| Inelle | F | 1924 | 1924 | 1924 · 5 | 5 |
| Inese | F | 1953 | 1958 | 1953 · 6 | 16 |
| Ineta | F | 1916 | 1952 | 1927 · 11 | 130 |
| Inetha | F | 1921 | 1973 | 1924 · 9 | 100 |
| Inett | F | 1959 | 1959 | 1959 · 5 | 5 |
| Inetta | F | 1915 | 1979 | 1939 · 14 | 370 |
| Inette | F | 1953 | 1972 | 1963 · 9 | 69 |
| Ineva | F | 1920 | 1923 | 1923 · 6 | 11 |
| Iney | F | 1918 | 1918 | 1918 · 5 | 5 |
| Ineze | F | 1909 | 1939 | 1919 · 11 | 169 |
| Ingar | F | 1964 | 1964 | 1964 · 7 | 7 |
| Ingeborg | F | 1886 | 1981 | 1930 · 31 | 793 |
| Ingemar | M | 1959 | 1961 | 1959 · 8 | 21 |
| Ingo | M | 1957 | 1970 | 1957 · 8 | 46 |
| Ingolf | M | 1912 | 1921 | 1916 · 7 | 17 |
| Ingra | F | 1959 | 1974 | 1967 · 10 | 71 |
| Ingram | F | 1963 | 1971 | 1963 · 7 | 13 |
| Ingred | F | 1964 | 1982 | 1969 · 7 | 18 |
| Ingrida | F | 1957 | 1958 | 1957 · 5 | 10 |
| Ingvald | M | 1899 | 1923 | 1918 · 18 | 74 |
| Inice | F | 1912 | 1936 | 1922 · 13 | 144 |
| Inis | F | 1891 | 1956 | 1920 · 32 | 691 |
| Inita | F | 1926 | 1983 | 1956 · 14 | 199 |
| Innie | F | 1916 | 1916 | 1916 · 5 | 5 |
| Innis | F | 1930 | 1930 | 1930 · 5 | 5 |
| Inona | F | 1918 | 1919 | 1918 · 5 | 10 |
| Inta | F | 1953 | 1964 | 1964 · 7 | 18 |
| Inus | F | 1919 | 1928 | 1924 · 6 | 26 |
| Ioan | F | 1917 | 1917 | 1917 · 5 | 5 |
| Ioanis | M | 1985 | 1985 | 1985 · 5 | 5 |
| Iolanda | F | 1913 | 1971 | 1916 · 10 | 64 |
| Iole | F | 1917 | 1925 | 1917 · 6 | 18 |
| Iolene | F | 1914 | 1929 | 1920 · 9 | 50 |
| Iolia | F | 1919 | 1919 | 1919 · 5 | 5 |
| Ioma | F | 1900 | 1956 | 1916 · 15 | 222 |
| Iota | F | 1916 | 1916 | 1916 · 6 | 6 |
| Iowa | F | 1890 | 1921 | 1899 · 8 | 79 |
| Iralene | F | 1927 | 1927 | 1927 · 5 | 5 |
| Iras | F | 1912 | 1912 | 1912 · 6 | 6 |
| Irby | F | 1898 | 1943 | 1916 · 6 | 26 |
| Irean | F | 1890 | 1956 | 1918 · 20 | 485 |
| Ireatha | F | 1920 | 1951 | 1920 · 5 | 15 |
| Iredell | M | 1918 | 1918 | 1918 · 6 | 6 |
| Ireen | F | 1922 | 1924 | 1922 · 6 | 17 |
| Ireene | F | 1916 | 1925 | 1922 · 16 | 97 |
| Ireka | F | 1981 | 1981 | 1981 · 7 | 7 |
| Iren | F | 1919 | 1919 | 1919 · 5 | 5 |
| Ireta | F | 1903 | 1960 | 1920 · 22 | 448 |
| Iretha | F | 1915 | 1977 | 1957 · 16 | 359 |
| Iretta | F | 1914 | 1964 | 1924 · 14 | 279 |
| Irey | M | 1915 | 1915 | 1915 · 6 | 6 |
| Iria | M | 1921 | 1927 | 1921 · 5 | 10 |
| Irin | M | 1971 | 1971 | 1971 · 5 | 5 |
| Irine | F | 1895 | 1978 | 1922 · 66 | 1,528 |
| Iristine | F | 1951 | 1956 | 1951 · 6 | 11 |
| Irit | F | 1970 | 1970 | 1970 · 5 | 5 |
| Irita | F | 1943 | 1951 | 1943 · 5 | 25 |
| Irja | F | 1910 | 1930 | 1918 · 20 | 156 |
| Irl | M | 1887 | 1970 | 1921 · 19 | 554 |
| Irland | M | 1921 | 1921 | 1921 · 6 | 6 |
| Irlene | F | 1899 | 1982 | 1922 · 8 | 114 |
| Irline | F | 1925 | 1925 | 1925 · 5 | 5 |
| Irmagene | F | 1929 | 1931 | 1929 · 7 | 12 |
| Irmalee | F | 1925 | 1930 | 1925 · 37 | 62 |
| Irmalinda | F | 1972 | 1978 | 1973 · 13 | 48 |
| Irmgard | F | 1901 | 1962 | 1930 · 28 | 469 |
| Irmina | F | 1915 | 1915 | 1915 · 5 | 5 |
| Irna | F | 1918 | 1960 | 1918 · 5 | 25 |
| Irona | F | 1920 | 1933 | 1920 · 6 | 21 |
| Irshad | M | 1977 | 1977 | 1977 · 5 | 5 |
| Irv | M | 1952 | 1957 | 1957 · 8 | 14 |
| Irva | F | 1899 | 1949 | 1899 · 19 | 229 |
| Irvina | F | 1954 | 1954 | 1954 · 6 | 6 |
| Irvine | F | 1920 | 1920 | 1920 · 5 | 5 |
| Irving | F | 1915 | 1930 | 1928 · 10 | 85 |
| Irwin | F | 1918 | 1925 | 1925 · 7 | 12 |
| Iry | M | 1919 | 1928 | 1919 · 5 | 15 |
| Isabelita | F | 1960 | 1979 | 1973 · 8 | 24 |
| Isabell | M | 1929 | 1929 | 1929 · 5 | 5 |
| Isabelo | M | 1963 | 1970 | 1963 · 6 | 16 |
| Isable | F | 1920 | 1920 | 1920 · 5 | 5 |
| Isal | F | 1895 | 1895 | 1895 · 7 | 7 |
| Isamel | M | 1981 | 1981 | 1981 · 6 | 6 |
| Isami | M | 1914 | 1929 | 1916 · 14 | 136 |
| Isbell | F | 1916 | 1927 | 1916 · 5 | 15 |
| Isebell | F | 1927 | 1927 | 1927 · 5 | 5 |
| Iseral | M | 1919 | 1919 | 1919 · 5 | 5 |
| Ishi | M | 1979 | 1979 | 1979 · 7 | 7 |
| Ishman | M | 1939 | 1980 | 1980 · 6 | 11 |
| Ishna | F | 1977 | 1977 | 1977 · 6 | 6 |
| Ismay | F | 1916 | 1927 | 1920 · 8 | 52 |
| Isobell | F | 1923 | 1927 | 1927 · 7 | 13 |
| Isoke | F | 1978 | 1978 | 1978 · 6 | 6 |
| Isolene | F | 1914 | 1946 | 1919 · 8 | 48 |
| Issac | F | 1976 | 1983 | 1976 · 6 | 17 |
| Issie | F | 1922 | 1922 | 1922 · 6 | 6 |
| Issie | M | 1918 | 1918 | 1918 · 5 | 5 |
| Itasca | F | 1919 | 1919 | 1919 · 5 | 5 |
| Itaska | F | 1918 | 1923 | 1918 · 5 | 10 |
| Itha | F | 1896 | 1946 | 1916 · 13 | 139 |
| Ithel | M | 1925 | 1925 | 1925 · 5 | 5 |
| Itisha | F | 1977 | 1977 | 1977 · 6 | 6 |
| Itsue | F | 1929 | 1929 | 1929 · 5 | 5 |
| Itsuko | F | 1916 | 1932 | 1926 · 8 | 50 |
| Itsuo | M | 1922 | 1932 | 1924 · 10 | 30 |
| Iula | F | 1912 | 1934 | 1920 · 9 | 58 |
| Iva | M | 1883 | 1985 | 1929 · 18 | 564 |
| Ivadean | F | 1922 | 1939 | 1931 · 6 | 26 |
| Ivadel | F | 1921 | 1921 | 1921 · 7 | 7 |
| Ivadelle | F | 1920 | 1931 | 1920 · 8 | 24 |
| Ivagene | F | 1922 | 1929 | 1926 · 7 | 18 |
| Ival | F | 1912 | 1938 | 1918 · 11 | 127 |
| Ival | M | 1911 | 1950 | 1939 · 17 | 297 |
| Ivalene | F | 1921 | 1947 | 1931 · 11 | 119 |
| Ivaline | F | 1925 | 1925 | 1925 · 8 | 8 |
| Ivalou | F | 1920 | 1936 | 1926 · 9 | 47 |
| Ivandejesus | M | 1983 | 1983 | 1983 · 5 | 5 |
| Ivanell | F | 1917 | 1948 | 1921 · 10 | 103 |
| Ivanelle | F | 1920 | 1927 | 1926 · 10 | 44 |
| Ivars | M | 1954 | 1966 | 1954 · 11 | 28 |
| Ive | M | 1921 | 1921 | 1921 · 9 | 9 |
| Ivel | F | 1920 | 1924 | 1920 · 6 | 16 |
| Ivel | M | 1918 | 1934 | 1918 · 5 | 15 |
| Ivell | F | 1927 | 1927 | 1927 · 5 | 5 |
| Ivena | F | 1921 | 1937 | 1921 · 5 | 10 |
| Ivera | F | 1934 | 1938 | 1934 · 7 | 14 |
| Iverna | F | 1915 | 1938 | 1916 · 10 | 70 |
| Ivetta | F | 1917 | 1917 | 1917 · 5 | 5 |
| Ivia | F | 1916 | 1962 | 1916 · 7 | 17 |
| Ivica | M | 1974 | 1976 | 1974 · 6 | 11 |
| Ivie | M | 1913 | 1982 | 1920 · 10 | 82 |
| Ivison | M | 1915 | 1915 | 1915 · 5 | 5 |
| Ivo | F | 1918 | 1918 | 1918 · 5 | 5 |
| Ivol | M | 1927 | 1927 | 1927 · 6 | 6 |
| Ivola | F | 1922 | 1922 | 1922 · 6 | 6 |
| Ivor | F | 1901 | 1929 | 1921 · 9 | 46 |
| Ivra | F | 1935 | 1935 | 1935 · 5 | 5 |
| Ivyl | M | 1915 | 1915 | 1915 · 5 | 5 |
| Iwana | F | 1926 | 1976 | 1927 · 7 | 40 |
| Iwao | M | 1914 | 1936 | 1921 · 20 | 178 |
| Iyone | F | 1927 | 1927 | 1927 · 7 | 7 |
| Izeal | M | 1980 | 1980 | 1980 · 5 | 5 |
| Izear | M | 1914 | 1955 | 1952 · 9 | 76 |
| Izell | F | 1913 | 1921 | 1913 · 6 | 17 |
| Izena | F | 1907 | 1925 | 1907 · 5 | 10 |
| Izona | F | 1915 | 1936 | 1924 · 9 | 53 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national names file (1880–2025). Names below 5 occurrences in a year are not reported.
Somewhere, a grandmother is unsurprised.
A collection of THE MUSEUM OF HOPEFUL MACHINES