Given name
Idun
“one who is prosperous; wealthy”
Idun is a variant of Iden. One English interpretation is “one who is prosperous; wealthy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Idun is a variant of Iden. One English interpretation is “one who is prosperous; wealthy.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Idun is a variant of Iden. An origin associated with Iden is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
In mythological stories, Idun is associated with the goddess of youth, fertility, and death.
Idun through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 5 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 2022. 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.
Idun’s family of names
Idun has a related form in Iden. Idun has a related form in Iduna. Idun has a related form in Idunn.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Idun
- Idun ReitenNorwegian mathematician1942–2025
- Idun LovénSwedish artist, art educator, educationalist (1916-1988)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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