Pronunciation
Ee-da
Meaning
Thirst
Fun fact
Íde was the name of the early Irish saint also known as Ita, associated with Killeedy in County Limerick. Her feast day is 15 January. It’s such a short name, but its Irish history stretches back centuries!
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Íde, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
#413Rank among girl names in 20259Babies registered in 2025
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #413 |
| 2024 | 14 | #294 |
| 2023 | 6 | #555 |
| 2022 | 12 | #338 |
| 2021 | 11 | #363 |
| 2020 | 7 | #495 |
| 2019 | 6 | #551 |
| 2018 | 6 | #568 |
| 2017 | 8 | #471 |
| 2016 | 7 | #515 |
| 2015 | 10 | #431 |
| 2014 | 7 | #536 |
| 2013 | 5 | #660 |
| 2012 | 7 | #560 |
| 2011 | 3 | #937 |
| 2010 | 4 | #758 |
| 2009 | 5 | #641 |
| 2008 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2007 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2006 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2005 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2004 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2003 | 3 | #655 |
| 2002 | 4 | #512 |
| 2001 | 3 | #606 |
| 2000 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1999 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1998 | 3 | #498 |
| 1997 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1996 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1995 | 3 | #516 |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1992 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1991 | 3 | #515 |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1987 | 8 | #348 |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | 7 | #362 |
| 1984 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1983 | 7 | #365 |
| 1982 | 4 | #467 |
| 1981 | 3 | #533 |
| 1980 | 5 | #432 |
| 1979 | 4 | #467 |
| 1978 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1977 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1976 | 9 | #312 |
| 1975 | 7 | #343 |
| 1974 | 7 | #340 |
| 1973 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1972 | 3 | #471 |
| 1971 | 3 | #466 |
| 1970 | 3 | #447 |
| 1969 | 6 | #322 |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | 4 | #344 |
| 1965 | 3 | #385 |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.