Ida

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Ida is a feminine given name found in Europe and North America. It is popular in Scandinavian countries, where it is The name has an ancient Germanic etymology, according to which it means ‘industrious’ or ‘prosperous’. It derives from the Germanic root id, meaning "labor, work".

From Wikipedia

Ida first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1918 with 4,450 babies (rank #57 that year). In 2024 it was given to 211 girls (rank #1,143). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Ida

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ida yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

188,480

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

4,450

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Ida

Ida Lupinofilm screenwriter · b. 1918
Ida B. Wellsnewspaperperson · b. 1862
Ida Noddackchemist · b. 1896
Ida Saxton McKinleypolitician · b. 1847
Ida Tarbellinvestigative journalist · b. 1857

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	1,472	#7
1881	1,439	#7
1882	1,673	#7
1883	1,634	#8
1884	1,882	#7
1885	1,854	#9
1886	2,049	#7
1887	1,929	#10
1888	2,229	#12
1889	2,122	#14
1890	2,178	#16
1891	2,002	#17
1892	2,259	#17
1893	2,247	#18
1894	2,195	#21
1895	2,170	#23
1896	2,159	#24
1897	2,108	#24
1898	2,090	#29
1899	1,804	#31
1900	2,285	#30
1901	1,835	#34
1902	1,836	#34
1903	1,774	#37
1904	1,751	#38
1905	1,757	#42
1906	1,753	#43
1907	1,980	#38
1908	1,952	#43
1909	1,943	#44
1910	2,107	#47
1911	2,119	#45
1912	2,740	#45
1913	2,916	#49
1914	3,561	#49
1915	4,125	#54
1916	4,364	#54
1917	4,247	#56
1918	4,450	#57
1919	4,163	#57
1920	4,090	#66
1921	4,146	#67
1922	3,987	#65
1923	3,888	#68
1924	3,861	#70
1925	3,489	#82
1926	3,285	#82
1927	3,205	#84
1928	2,995	#87
1929	2,673	#96
1930	2,643	#94
1931	2,419	#100
1932	2,317	#105
1933	2,061	#109
1934	1,972	#118
1935	1,922	#121
1936	1,801	#130
1937	1,784	#133
1938	1,724	#141
1939	1,590	#145
1940	1,688	#144
1941	1,609	#148
1942	1,621	#153
1943	1,477	#162
1944	1,335	#166
1945	1,232	#173
1946	1,389	#184
1947	1,347	#199
1948	1,303	#205
1949	1,290	#208
1950	1,195	#217
1951	1,076	#236
1952	1,062	#242
1953	1,017	#254
1954	1,063	#253
1955	935	#281
1956	932	#288
1957	867	#313
1958	792	#335
1959	822	#329
1960	738	#357
1961	704	#362
1962	658	#366
1963	623	#385
1964	578	#406
1965	518	#409
1966	514	#409
1967	480	#428
1968	401	#479
1969	391	#491
1970	385	#510
1971	347	#529
1972	326	#522
1973	307	#545
1974	303	#554
1975	240	#640
1976	219	#679
1977	250	#649
1978	219	#721
1979	242	#699
1980	209	#786
1981	206	#789
1982	205	#789
1983	152	#961
1984	157	#937
1985	154	#989
1986	156	#996
1987	150	#1,035
1988	162	#1,009
1989	136	#1,197
1990	121	#1,331
1991	115	#1,399
1992	136	#1,260
1993	107	#1,488
1994	108	#1,468
1995	100	#1,534
1996	104	#1,533
1997	97	#1,629
1998	101	#1,613
1999	78	#2,004
2000	96	#1,806
2001	95	#1,853
2002	80	#2,117
2003	90	#2,008
2004	83	#2,164
2005	92	#2,035
2006	85	#2,254
2007	96	#2,104
2008	103	#2,023
2009	95	#2,124
2010	104	#1,930
2011	100	#1,976
2012	101	#1,946
2013	118	#1,746
2014	149	#1,495
2015	162	#1,430
2016	196	#1,246
2017	180	#1,304
2018	193	#1,216
2019	184	#1,264
2020	197	#1,178
2021	222	#1,113
2022	226	#1,104
2023	202	#1,189
2024	211	#1,143