—2024 rank
1918peak year
187,518babies named Ida since 1880
▲ +15%5-year trend
Ida popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Ida mean?
From a Germanic root related to 'work', spread by the Normans. It also recalls Mount Ida of Greek legend, sacred to the goddess Cybele.
OriginGermanic
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, mythic
Names like Ida
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Famous Idas
- Ida B. Wells, journalist
- Ida Tarbell, journalist
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