Baby name

Ida

Girl

Origin of the name

Ida comes from an old Germanic name.

Classic name

In 1918, Ida reached its peak: 4,450 girls, 1 baby in 488. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 146 years out of 146. In 2025, it ranked No. 1120.

187,929births since 1880

1910sgeneration

No. 57rank at its peak, in 1918

Where babies named Ida are born

1918

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The darker the blue, the more common Ida is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Ida is most common in Mississippi (3.5 times), South Carolina (2.6) and Alabama (2.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Ada 106,905
Iva 38,397
Ina 34,074
Ila 25,060
Aida 13,777
Vida 12,435

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