Fun Facts About the Name Idamae
- 988 babies named Idamae: U.S. records list 988 babies given the name Idamae from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Idamae Mean?
Idamae is an English feminine compound name formed from Ida and Mae. Its meaning is usually understood from its two parts rather than from a single root. Ida is Germanic, from a root meaning "work" or "labor," and is commonly glossed as "industrious." Mae is an English variant of May, the month name derived from Latin Maius and linked to the Roman goddess Maia. Because Mae also serves as a short form of Margaret ("pearl") and Mary, the second element can carry more than one association.
Idamae Name History & Origins
Idamae is a single-word spelling of the two-name combination Ida Mae. The pattern of joining a first name with a short middle name is found in English-speaking countries in names such as Annamae and Lulamae. Ida is a Germanic name that was borne by Saint Ida of Herzfeld in the ninth century and later by noblewomen such as Ida of Lorraine; it remained in use in English. Mae developed in English as a variant of May and as a pet form of Margaret and Mary. The joined form Idamae is best understood through the histories of Ida and Mae.
How Popular is the Name Idamae?
Idamae recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1917. Its best rank was #949 in 1917.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,849 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #16,153 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #10,625 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #9,971 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #16,156 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #10,583 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #14,464 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #10,892 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #10,239 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #13,610 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #14,242 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #14,164 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #5,366 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #4,548 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #4,098 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1949 | #5,562 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #4,011 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1947 | #3,553 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1946 | #5,235 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1945 | #4,235 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1944 | #3,855 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1943 | #3,346 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1942 | #3,286 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1941 | #2,133 | 16 | 0.0013% |
| 1940 | #2,633 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1939 | #2,655 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1938 | #2,055 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1937 | #1,656 | 22 | 0.0021% |
| 1936 | #1,712 | 20 | 0.0019% |
| 1935 | #2,635 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1934 | #2,638 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1933 | #2,985 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1932 | #1,839 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1931 | #1,981 | 17 | 0.0016% |
| 1930 | #2,145 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1929 | #1,977 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1928 | #1,931 | 20 | 0.0017% |
| 1927 | #1,843 | 22 | 0.0018% |
| 1926 | #1,688 | 25 | 0.0021% |
| 1925 | #1,425 | 33 | 0.0027% |
| 1924 | #1,214 | 43 | 0.0034% |
| 1923 | #1,540 | 29 | 0.0024% |
| 1922 | #1,386 | 34 | 0.0028% |
| 1921 | #1,319 | 36 | 0.0029% |
| 1920 | #1,292 | 36 | 0.0030% |
| 1919 | #1,281 | 36 | 0.0032% |
| 1918 | #1,112 | 44 | 0.0038% |
| 1917 | #949 | 54 | 0.0050% |
| 1916 | #1,219 | 35 | 0.0034% |
| 1915 | #1,239 | 32 | 0.0033% |
| 1914 | #1,407 | 21 | 0.0028% |
| 1913 | #1,290 | 20 | 0.0032% |
| 1912 | #1,384 | 16 | 0.0029% |
| 1911 | #1,408 | 12 | 0.0029% |
| 1910 | #2,022 | 7 | 0.0018% |
| 1909 | #1,412 | 10 | 0.0029% |
| 1908 | #1,301 | 11 | 0.0033% |
| 1907 | #1,928 | 6 | 0.0019% |
| 1906 | #1,479 | 8 | 0.0027% |
| 1905 | #1,473 | 8 | 0.0027% |
| 1904 | #1,559 | 7 | 0.0025% |
| 1903 | #1,092 | 11 | 0.0042% |
| 1901 | #1,794 | 5 | 0.0021% |
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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