Given name & surname
Idonia
“a fresh-faced woman”·“a hardworking man”
Idonia is a variant of Idona. Interpretations include “a fresh-faced woman” (Scandinavian) and “a hardworking man”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Idonia is a variant of Idona. Interpretations include “a fresh-faced woman” (Scandinavian) and “a hardworking man”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Idonia is a variant of Idona. An origin associated with Idona is Scandinavian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1903. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Idonia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 118
- 0 boys · 118 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 10 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 9 in 1942. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1923.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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