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Idella

Idella: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“industrious”
Origin
Germanic
Say it
eye-DEL-uh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Usually explained as a feminine form related to Ida, from Germanic id meaning work or labor. It may also reflect elaboration of Ida with the -ella suffix.

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How popular is Idella?

20241.5 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Idella in 20245

Peak year1895

Total US babies since 18806,547

Idella is steady now but far below its 1895 peak.

Names like Idella

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Emmawhole, universal · Germanic
  • Ameliawork · Germanic
  • Ellaall, completely · Germanic
  • Alicenoble type · Germanic
  • Adelinenoble · Germanic
  • Emeryindustrious ruler · Germanic
  • Milliegentle strength · Germanic
  • Aubreyelf ruler · Germanic

Idella questions

What does the name Idella mean?

Idella means "industrious". It comes from Germanic. Usually explained as a feminine form related to Ida, from Germanic id meaning work or labor. It may also reflect elaboration of Ida with the -ella suffix.

Is Idella a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Idella?

5 US babies were named Idella in 2024. Its peak year was 1895.

How do you pronounce Idella?

Idella is usually pronounced eye-DEL-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.