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Ida

Girl

Meaning of Ida: German: 'industrious'

Ida is a girl's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 3 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1088th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 337th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1088

209 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#337

128 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

188,695

First recorded 1880 · peak 1918

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 206 babies1982: 205 babies1983: 152 babies1984: 157 babies1985: 154 babies1986: 156 babies1987: 150 babies1988: 162 babies1989: 136 babies1990: 121 babies19901991: 115 babies1992: 136 babies1993: 107 babies1994: 108 babies1995: 100 babies1996: 104 babies1997: 97 babies1998: 101 babies1999: 78 babies2000: 96 babies20002001: 95 babies2002: 80 babies2003: 90 babies2004: 83 babies2005: 94 babies2006: 85 babies2007: 96 babies2008: 103 babies2009: 95 babies2010: 104 babies20102011: 100 babies2012: 101 babies2013: 118 babies2014: 149 babies2015: 163 babies2016: 196 babies2017: 180 babies2018: 193 babies2019: 184 babies2020: 197 babies20202021: 222 babies2022: 226 babies2023: 203 babies2024: 213 babies2025: 209 babies
US babies named Ida per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 226.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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