Idalia

Idalia: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “from Idalion”
Origin: Greek
Say it: eye-DAY-lee-uh · 4 syllables
Used for: Girls

Idalia is an epithet of Aphrodite meaning 'of Idalion', an ancient Cypriot city sacred to her. The name entered wider use through classical and literary tradition.

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How popular is Idalia?

202436.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Idalia in 2024118

2024 rank#1,716 girls

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 18803,251

Idalia is rising: use over the last five years is 2.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Idalia

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Idalia questions

What does the name Idalia mean?

Idalia means "from Idalion". It comes from Greek. Idalia is an epithet of Aphrodite meaning 'of Idalion', an ancient Cypriot city sacred to her. The name entered wider use through classical and literary tradition.

Is Idalia a boy or girl name?

Idalia is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Idalia?

118 US babies were named Idalia in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Idalia?

Idalia is usually pronounced eye-DAY-lee-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.