Idia

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 7 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
7
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3333
7 babies

Idia by the numbers

In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Idia.

Its American peak was 7 babies in 1916, making it a 1910s name.

What we can tell you about Idia

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Idia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Indiathe South Asian subcontinent and country; a geographical proper noun used as a personal name79 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Idaprosperous, wealthy126 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Iliafrom troy or trojan; a form of Ilias35 in the US (2017)
  • Idilideal, perfect3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Iriapeace; form of Irene4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Idinanoble; related to ida5 in the US (2017)

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