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Boy's nameOrigin: biblicalIn Israel: falling

IdoIn Hebrew: עידו · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

With vowel points: עִדּוֹ

Ido (Hebrew: עידו) is a boy's name of biblical origin. 27,056 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 434 boys and ranked #43. Its peak year was 2009, with 966 babies.

People in Israel
27,056
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
434
rank #43
Peak year
2009
966 babies
USA
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not in the SSA list

Writing and saying Ido

In Hebrew letters the name is עידו, read right to left. Ido is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Ido by year in Israel

How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Ido: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.

Questions about Ido

How do you write Ido in Hebrew?

Ido is written עידו in Hebrew (with vowel points: עִדּוֹ). Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Ido?

27,056 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name עידו: 9 women and 27,047 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

Is Ido a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named עידו are men.

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.