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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 158 babies (rank #313 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining 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.

839

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

158

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
1996	4	#3,383
1997	5	#2,879
1998	7	#2,252
1999	5	#2,933
2000	7	#2,269
2001	10	#1,782
2002	13	#1,466
2003	14	#1,500
2004	19	#1,226
2005	19	#1,260
2006	17	#1,460
2007	30	#996
2008	34	#949
2009	50	#732
2010	40	#888
2011	50	#753
2012	67	#626
2013	77	#543
2014	82	#518
2015	131	#361
2016	158	#313