Given name · also Scandinavian
Idona
“a fresh-faced woman”·“a hardworking man”
Idona is used as a given name. Interpretations include “a fresh-faced woman” (Scandinavian) and “a hardworking man”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a fresh-faced woman” (Scandinavian) and “a hardworking man”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Scandinavian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Idona through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 99
- 0 boys · 99 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 8 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 girls is 5 in 1959. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 116 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.
Idona’s family of names
Idona has a related form in Idonah. Idona has a related form in Idonea. Idona has a related form in Idoneah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Idoniavariant
- Idonnavariant
- Idonahvariant
- Idonyahvariant
- Idonyavariant
- Idoneahvariant
- Idoneavariant
- Idoniahvariant
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