Fun Facts About the Name Ido
- 159 babies named Ido: U.S. records list 159 babies given the name Ido from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Ido Mean?
Ido is a Hebrew masculine name, the modern Israeli form of the biblical name Iddo (עִדּוֹ). The exact meaning is uncertain. It is commonly explained as "his witness," from the Hebrew word עֵד (ed, "witness") with a possessive ending, but some reference works connect Iddo with a different root meaning "timely" or "adorned." The "witness" sense is a customary interpretation rather than a securely established literal translation.
Ido Name History & Origins
The biblical form Iddo is borne by several figures in the Hebrew Bible. One is Iddo the seer, whose visions are cited in 2 Chronicles 9:29, 12:15, and 13:22. Another is Iddo, father of Solomon's official Ahinadab, in 1 Kings 4:14. A third is the grandfather of the prophet Zechariah, named in Zechariah 1:1 and Ezra 5:1. English Bibles usually write the name as Iddo; in modern Hebrew it is written עידו and pronounced Ido. The name therefore comes from biblical Hebrew and is used as a Hebrew given name, especially in Israel.
How Popular is the Name Ido?
Ido 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 2009. Its best rank was #6,507 in 2000.
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 | #6,949 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #7,937 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #9,307 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #8,416 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #10,105 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #11,211 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #7,770 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #11,255 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #11,319 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #13,034 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #7,795 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #6,564 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #9,311 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #8,453 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #9,963 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #9,493 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #10,461 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #11,339 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #6,507 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #10,535 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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 Ido 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 always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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