Idalia
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning behold the sun; from heliades.
Babies a year
10
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2605
10 babies
Idalia by the numbers
In 2025, 10 babies in England and Wales were named Idalia. In the US, 36 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 69 babies in 1995, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Idalia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- ItaliaItaly; the land of the italics14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Idalienoble; a form of idalia or ida5 in the US (2017)
- Idalis9 in the US (2017)
- Ilariacheerful, gay; from Hilarius39 in England and Wales (2025)
- Idellanoble, industrious; a form of Ida13 in the US (2017)
- Idaramanagement or administration4 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean the sun
Like Idalia, each of these has the sun in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sunnybright or cheerful like the sun69 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marisolsea and sun250 in the US (2017)
- Eleanorabright light or sun ray; a form of Eleanor42 in England and Wales (2025)
- Solsun49 in England and Wales (2025)
- Soleilsun133 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Idalia
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