Given name & surname
Idan
“of the time; of the era”
Idan is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “of the time; of the era.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “of the time; of the era.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Idan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 575
- 575 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 36 babies
- 2025
- 30
- #3,692 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +22%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 30 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,692 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 21.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 36 in 2009. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 758 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
People named Idan
- Idan RaichelIsraeli musicianborn 1977
- Idan TalIsraeli footballerborn 1975
- Idan RollIsraeli politician and former modelborn 1984
- Idan OferIsraeli business magnate and philanthropistborn 1955
- Idan ToklomatiIsraeli footballerborn 2004
- Idan VeredIsraeli footballerborn 1989
- Idan AmediIsraeli singer-songwriter and actorborn 1988
- Idan MatalonIsraeli model and vloggerborn 1988
- Idan SrurIsraeli footballerborn 1986
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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