Idia
Idia was the mother of Esigie, who reigned as Oba (king) of the Edo people from 1504 to 1550.
Meaning & Origin of Idia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Idia was the mother of Esigie, who reigned as Oba (king) of the Edo people from 1504 to 1550.
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The Story of Idia
American parents first put Idia on the record books as a baby girl name in 1916, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 7 Idias were born — ranking #3,552 that year. About 35% of every Idia on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Idia last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 34 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Idia
Idia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 34 births in the dataset. Idia's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #3,552. Use the chart and map above to compare Idia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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