Idan
Masculine · “era”
Idan is the Hebrew word for an era — a stretch of time long enough to have a character of its own. It is one of the plainest modern Israeli names.
How old is the name Idan?
Idan first appears in US birth records in 1981 — 44 years ago. The typical Idan is a kid of about 11 — this name's wave is very recent. About 600 people named Idan are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Idan most popular?
Idan peaked in 2009, reaching #3162 nationally. Today it ranks #3658, 496 places below that high. See the whole 2009 chart.
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Where it comes from
From idan to Idan
The story of Idan
Idan comes into Hebrew from Aramaic, which was the everyday language of Jewish life for centuries, and it appears in the Aramaic sections of Daniel. Modern Hebrew took it as an ordinary word for an age or era, and twentieth-century Israeli naming — which favors short, plain vocabulary words — made it a men's name. It has been among the more used Israeli names in recent decades.
Meaning
era, epoch, age
From Hebrew idan, a period or age; the word is Aramaic in origin and appears in the book of Daniel, where it names a set time or season, and modern Hebrew uses it for a historical era.
How the name formed
- idan
- Idan
Related forms: עידן · Iddan
Pronouncing Idan
ee-DAHN
Two syllables with the stress on the second. English speakers often say EYE-dan.
Nicknames for Idan
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1981
- Most boys named
- 200936 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3162reached in 2009
- Change vs 2024
- +15.4%30 in 2025, from 26
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Idan in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- עידן in Hebrew — transliteration
- Iddan in Aramaic — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, New York, Texas.
Idans among us
people named Idan are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 56,936 born in 2025 was named Idan
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Kwabena test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Idan's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Kwabena climbed just as high around 1990, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Kwabena's path sketches the road Idan is walking now.
Idan sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Idan is headed
Idan should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Idan beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Idan in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled meaning that is unusual and rather grand for a short name.
- Dan is available immediately as an entirely ordinary short form.
- Four letters and two syllables, very quick to write.
- Aidan and Eden are both close in an American ear and far more common.
- The stress falls on the second syllable in Hebrew and the first in English.
- Idan and Edan are both used and mean different things.
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Masculine · #3658 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Idans are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Idan are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Idan in 2025?
- Idan ranks #3658 among US boy names in 2025, with 30 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Idan?
- About 1 in every 56,936 US boys born in 2025 was named Idan — 30 in all.
- Will my child share the name Idan with classmates?
- Idan will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Idan
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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