Idella
Meaning
“A Victorian-era elaboration of Ida (Old High German 'work, labor') with the fashionable -ella suffix.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Idella peaked in the 1890s and the 1920s in nearly equal measure.
When you meet Idella
Most people given the name Idella in the United States were born between 1940 and 1979. The Idella you meet today is most often in her 60s or 70s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Idella deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Idella truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Idella fits with your family’s names and surname.
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