Ido
Ido is both a given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Ido
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ido is both a given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Ido
Ido first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1999, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 13 Idos were born — ranking #6,435 that year. As of 2026, Ido ranks #7,725 for baby boys with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 147 Idos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ido
Ido is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 147 births in the dataset. Ido's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #6,435. Use the chart and map above to compare Ido'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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