Fun Facts About the Name Idalina
- 28 babies named Idalina: U.S. records list 28 babies given the name Idalina from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Idalina Mean?
Idalina is a feminine name found chiefly in Portuguese-, Spanish-, and Italian-speaking regions. Its most commonly given explanation is that it is an elaborated form of the Germanic name Ida, built with the Romance feminine ending -lina, the same suffix that appears in Carolina and Angelina. Ida goes back to a Germanic root meaning "work" or "labor" (Old High German īd, related to Old Norse íð, "deed, work"), so the literal sense of the base element is work or labor rather than a personality description.
A second, less certain explanation connects Idalina with Idalia (Portuguese and Galician Idália), a Greek-derived name linked to Aphrodite's sanctuary at Mount Idalion on Cyprus. On that reading the ending would be the ordinary Romance suffix -ina added to Idalia rather than a formation from Ida. The two explanations cannot both be confirmed from the name's form alone.
Idalina Name History & Origins
Ida has been recorded in Europe since the early Middle Ages. Ida was the name of a sixth-century king of Bernicia in northern England, and the female name belonged to several medieval noblewomen, among them the Saxon noblewoman later venerated as Saint Ida of Herzfeld (died 825) and Ida of Boulogne, mother of Godfrey of Bouillon. In England the name fell out of general use after the Middle Ages before returning to wider use in the nineteenth century.
Idalina belongs to the group of Romance elaborated forms built on Ida with the ending -lina. Portuguese and Spanish form feminine names with -ina, producing affectionate or simply feminine types such as Idalina, and the name is also recorded in Italy. Because Ida and the Greek-derived Idalia resemble each other in sound, the two are sometimes treated as the same name, and Idalina is occasionally explained as a form of Idália. Whether Ida or Idalia is the direct source of Idalina is not settled, and the name may have taken shape separately in more than one Romance-speaking area.
How Popular is the Name Idalina?
Idalina has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2024. Its best rank was #4,535 in 1926.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #14,083 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #14,490 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #7,414 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1926 | #4,535 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #5,352 | 5 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Idalina Shapes Your Personality and Life?
Your tendency is to finish whatever you start. You like to use the pen or the needle (writing, fashion design etc). You are loving, compassionate, intuitive and humanitarian. Runs of luck, either good or bad, follow you. You are sympathetic, but at times might be touchy and oversensitive. You may have a gift for writing. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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