Idia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ee-DEE-a
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,409 for girls
- Style
- New arrival
Idia is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies).
What does Idia mean?
Edo (Benin, Nigeria) name
Queen Idia was the first Iyoba (Queen Mother) of Benin; her ivory mask became the emblem of FESTAC '77.
Is Idia a girl's or a boy's name?
Idia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Idia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,409th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 333% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Idia, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Idia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
Names like Idia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ibadat, Halima, Irha, Ayzal, Nusaybah, Safa, Abeeha, Khadija, Hafsa, Ayra, Amira, Hiba
Names related to Idia
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Idia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/idia, updated 20 October 2026.