Idil
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ee-DEEL
- Origin
- Turkish
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #13,203 for girls
Idil is a girls' name of Turkish origin, meaning “the Volga river”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies) and 13,203rd for girls in the US (6 babies).
What does Idil mean?
Turkish: old Turkic name of the Volga river; also used by Somali families
“the Volga river”
In Turkey it recalls Itil, the old Turkic name of the Volga; it is also a popular Somali girl's name.
Is Idil a girl's or a boy's name?
Idil is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK and 6 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Idil in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Idil, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 2002, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Idil in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Idil in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 9 | #2,226 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,954 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,755 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
How popular is Idil in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #13,203among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 270,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the US were named Idil, making it the 13,203rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 15,083rd. Its busiest year was 2003, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the girls named Idil in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Idil in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #13,203 |
| 2024 | 12 | #8,438 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 12 | #8,612 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8,295 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
Names like Idil
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Zainab Hafsa Ayah Aaliyah Iqra Hiba Imaan Ayla Summer Rahma Safaa
More Turkish names
Aylin Alara Ayda Orhan Ayzel Kaya Aydin Aslan Eren Evren Ayaz Ela Aylah Aleyna Deniz Demir
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Idil: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/idil, updated 20 October 2026.