Ide: Meaning, Pronunciation and Origin
Ide is an Irish girl's name meaning “thirst for goodness.” Here’s how to say it, where it comes from, and names that go well with it.
Updated September 2026
- Irish spelling
- Íde
- Meaning
- Thirst for goodness
- Gender
- Girl
- English forms
- Ita
- Popularity in Ireland
- No. 413 for girls (2025)
How do you pronounce Ide?
Ide is pronounced EE-da. It has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Other spellings: Ida.
What does Ide mean?
Meaning “thirst” as in “thirst for goodness or knowledge.” St. Ide and St. Brigid are considered the most influential woman saints of early Irish Christianity. Associated with education, Ide founded a monastery in Killeedy in County Limerick where a holy well is dedicated to her. In an earlier legend she was the foster-mother of the infant Jesus.
How popular is Ide in Ireland?
In 2025, 9 baby girls in Ireland were named Íde, which made it No. 413 that year. That's up from No. 431 ten years earlier. It was most popular in 2024, when 14 baby girls were named Íde, No. 294 that year. It first appears in the records in 1965, with 3 baby girls.
See the numbers by year
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | No. 413 (Íde) |
| 2024 | 14 | No. 294 (Íde) |
| 2023 | 6 | No. 555 (Íde) |
| 2022 | 12 | No. 338 (Íde) |
| 2021 | 11 | No. 363 (Íde) |
| 2020 | 7 | No. 495 (Íde) |
| 2019 | 6 | No. 551 (Íde) |
| 2018 | 6 | No. 568 (Íde) |
| 2017 | 8 | No. 471 (Ide) |
| 2016 | 7 | No. 515 (Ide) |
| 2015 | 10 | No. 431 (Ide) |
| 2014 | 7 | No. 536 (Ide) |
| 2013 | 5 | No. 660 (Ide) |
| 2012 | 7 | No. 560 (Ide) |
| 2011 | 3 | No. 937 (Ide) |
| 2010 | 4 | No. 758 (Ide) |
| 2009 | 5 | No. 641 (Ide) |
| 2003 | 3 | No. 655 (Ide) |
| 2002 | 4 | No. 512 (Ide) |
| 2001 | 3 | No. 606 (Ide) |
| 1998 | 3 | No. 498 (Ide) |
| 1995 | 3 | No. 516 (Ide) |
| 1991 | 3 | No. 515 (Ide) |
| 1987 | 8 | No. 348 (Ide) |
| 1985 | 7 | No. 362 (Ide) |
| 1983 | 7 | No. 365 (Ide) |
| 1982 | 4 | No. 467 (Ide) |
| 1981 | 3 | No. 533 (Ide) |
| 1980 | 5 | No. 432 (Ide) |
| 1979 | 4 | No. 467 (Ide) |
| 1976 | 9 | No. 312 (Ide) |
| 1975 | 7 | No. 343 (Ide) |
| 1974 | 7 | No. 340 (Ide) |
| 1972 | 3 | No. 471 (Ide) |
| 1971 | 3 | No. 466 (Ide) |
| 1970 | 3 | No. 447 (Ide) |
| 1969 | 6 | No. 322 (Ide) |
| 1966 | 4 | No. 344 (Ide) |
| 1965 | 3 | No. 385 (Ide) |
Ide in Ogham
Ogham is the oldest way of writing Irish. It was carved along the edges of standing stones, mostly between the 4th and 6th centuries, and read from the bottom up. In later tradition each letter was named after a tree or plant. Here’s Ide, letter by letter.
- IIodhadh, yew
- DDair, oak
- EEadhadh, aspen
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Names that go with Ide
Questions about Ide
- How do you pronounce Ide?
- Ide is pronounced EE-da. Two syllables, stress on the first.
- What does Ide mean?
- Ide means “thirst for goodness.”
- Is Ide a girl's name or a boy's name?
- Ide is a girl's name.
- How do you spell Ide in Irish?
- In Irish it's spelled Íde. That's the spelling most parents in Ireland now register, according to the Central Statistics Office.
- What is Ide in English?
- The English form of Ide is Ita.
- How popular is Ide in Ireland?
- In 2025, Íde was No. 413 for girls in Ireland, with 9 babies, according to the Central Statistics Office. It was most popular in 2024, at No. 294.