Given name & surname
Idi
“born during the holiday of Idd”
Idi is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “born during the holiday of Idd.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “born during the holiday of Idd.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Idi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9
- 9 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 9 in 1977. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Idi’s family of names
Idi has a related form in Idy. Idi has a related form in Idea. Idi has a related form in Idee.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Idi
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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