Ida

Girl Germanic languages #1189 in 2023

Ida is a girl name of Germanic languages origin.

Meaning of Ida

Short form of obsolete names beginning with Germanic īd "work", used for both sexes in medieval England. It was revived in the 19th century, partly mistaken for a Greek name, for the Mount Ida of classical mythology.

Popularity of Ida

Popularity, 1880–2023

202 births in 2023

1880 2023

187,503 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1918

4,450 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.