Idun
Origin
Scandinavian
Syllables
2
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
the ever-young one (Norse goddess who guards the apples of youth)
Popularity, 1890–2024
Idun does not appear in US Social Security baby-name records, which list only names given to at least five babies in a year. There is no popularity curve to chart: a genuinely rare pick.
The Idun deep dive
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