Ida
#1,120 for girls in 2025, 209 births · Last seen for boys in 1967 at #2,985
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1886 · 2,049 births
- Debut · girls
- 1,472 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 52 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 187,929since 1880
Ida over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,120 | 209 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,135 | 213 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,179 | 203 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,104 | 226 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,112 | 222 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,177 | 197 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,259 | 184 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,216 | 193 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,303 | 180 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,241 | 196 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,416 | 163 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,493 | 149 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,744 | 118 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,940 | 101 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,968 | 100 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,928 | 104 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,119 | 95 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,020 | 103 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,101 | 96 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,248 | 85 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,004 | 94 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,155 | 83 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,001 | 90 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,113 | 80 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,851 | 95 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,801 | 96 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,999 | 78 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,607 | 101 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,624 | 97 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,532 | 104 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,531 | 100 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,465 | 108 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,485 | 107 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,260 | 136 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,395 | 115 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,330 | 121 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,196 | 136 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,007 | 162 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,033 | 150 | — | |
| 1986 | #996 | 156 | — | |
| 1985 | #987 | 154 | — | |
| 1984 | #935 | 157 | — | |
| 1983 | #959 | 152 | — | |
| 1982 | #789 | 205 | — | |
| 1981 | #788 | 206 | — | |
| 1980 | #784 | 209 | — | |
| 1979 | #698 | 242 | — | |
| 1978 | #722 | 219 | — | |
| 1977 | #649 | 250 | — | |
| 1976 | #679 | 219 | — | |
| 1975 | #639 | 240 | — | |
| 1974 | #553 | 303 | — | |
| 1973 | #543 | 307 | — | |
| 1972 | #521 | 326 | — | |
| 1971 | #528 | 347 | — | |
| 1970 | #510 | 385 | — | |
| 1969 | #491 | 391 | — | |
| 1968 | #479 | 401 | — | |
| 1967 | #428 | 480 | #2,985 | 8 |
| 1966 | #409 | 514 | — | |
| 1965 | #409 | 518 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1964 | #406 | 577 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #385 | 624 | — | |
| 1962 | #366 | 658 | — | |
| 1961 | #362 | 704 | #4,065 | 5 |
| 1960 | #356 | 738 | — | |
| 1959 | #329 | 822 | — | |
| 1958 | #334 | 792 | — | |
| 1957 | #313 | 867 | — | |
| 1956 | #288 | 932 | #2,628 | 10 |
| 1955 | #281 | 935 | — | |
| 1954 | #253 | 1,063 | — | |
| 1953 | #254 | 1,017 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #242 | 1,061 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1951 | #235 | 1,077 | — | |
| 1950 | #217 | 1,195 | — | |
| 1949 | #208 | 1,290 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #205 | 1,303 | #3,316 | 6 |
| 1947 | #199 | 1,347 | — | |
| 1946 | #184 | 1,389 | #2,919 | 7 |
| 1945 | #173 | 1,232 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #166 | 1,335 | — | |
| 1943 | #162 | 1,477 | #3,231 | 6 |
| 1942 | #153 | 1,621 | #2,268 | 11 |
| 1941 | #148 | 1,609 | #2,333 | 10 |
| 1940 | #144 | 1,688 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1939 | #145 | 1,589 | #1,879 | 14 |
| 1938 | #141 | 1,724 | #2,084 | 12 |
| 1937 | #133 | 1,784 | #2,088 | 12 |
| 1936 | #130 | 1,802 | #2,452 | 9 |
| 1935 | #121 | 1,922 | #1,929 | 14 |
| 1934 | #118 | 1,972 | #1,860 | 15 |
| 1933 | #109 | 2,061 | #1,707 | 17 |
| 1932 | #105 | 2,317 | #1,848 | 16 |
| 1931 | #100 | 2,419 | #2,101 | 13 |
| 1930 | #94 | 2,643 | #2,178 | 13 |
| 1929 | #96 | 2,673 | #1,443 | 25 |
| 1928 | #87 | 2,994 | #2,162 | 14 |
| 1927 | #84 | 3,206 | #1,647 | 22 |
| 1926 | #82 | 3,285 | #2,302 | 13 |
| 1925 | #82 | 3,489 | #1,745 | 20 |
| 1924 | #70 | 3,861 | #1,894 | 18 |
| 1923 | #68 | 3,888 | #2,224 | 14 |
| 1922 | #65 | 3,987 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1921 | #67 | 4,146 | #1,904 | 18 |
| 1920 | #66 | 4,090 | #2,231 | 14 |
| 1919 | #57 | 4,163 | #2,511 | 11 |
| 1918 | #57 | 4,450 | #1,710 | 20 |
| 1917 | #56 | 4,247 | #2,091 | 14 |
| 1916 | #54 | 4,364 | #1,771 | 17 |
| 1915 | #54 | 4,125 | #1,878 | 15 |
| 1914 | #49 | 3,561 | #1,687 | 14 |
| 1913 | #49 | 2,916 | #2,821 | 5 |
| 1912 | #45 | 2,740 | #1,268 | 14 |
| 1911 | #45 | 2,119 | #896 | 14 |
| 1910 | #47 | 2,107 | #1,421 | 6 |
| 1909 | #44 | 1,943 | #804 | 13 |
| 1908 | #43 | 1,952 | #1,113 | 7 |
| 1907 | #38 | 1,980 | #1,345 | 5 |
| 1906 | #43 | 1,753 | #1,111 | 6 |
| 1905 | #42 | 1,757 | #741 | 11 |
| 1904 | #38 | 1,751 | #1,064 | 6 |
| 1903 | #37 | 1,774 | #1,009 | 6 |
| 1902 | #34 | 1,836 | — | |
| 1901 | #34 | 1,835 | #943 | 6 |
| 1900 | #30 | 2,285 | #699 | 13 |
| 1899 | #31 | 1,804 | #661 | 10 |
| 1898 | #29 | 2,090 | #804 | 8 |
| 1897 | #24 | 2,108 | #942 | 6 |
| 1896 | #24 | 2,159 | #1,101 | 5 |
| 1895 | #23 | 2,170 | #685 | 10 |
| 1894 | #21 | 2,195 | #730 | 9 |
| 1893 | #18 | 2,247 | #705 | 9 |
| 1892 | #17 | 2,259 | #688 | 10 |
| 1891 | #17 | 2,002 | — | |
| 1890 | #16 | 2,178 | #629 | 10 |
| 1889 | #14 | 2,122 | #722 | 8 |
| 1888 | #12 | 2,229 | #554 | 13 |
| 1887 | #10 | 1,929 | #631 | 9 |
| 1886 | #7 | 2,049 | #694 | 8 |
| 1885 | #9 | 1,854 | #836 | 6 |
| 1884 | #7 | 1,882 | #701 | 8 |
| 1883 | #8 | 1,634 | #892 | 5 |
| 1882 | #7 | 1,673 | #943 | 5 |
| 1881 | #7 | 1,439 | #866 | 5 |
| 1880 | #7 | 1,472 | #682 | 8 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Ida was already there! It came in at #7, and was given to 1,472 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1993–2012, when fewer than 110 girls a year got the name.
See more about Ida
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 15 spots since 2024 (#1,135 → #1,120)
- 57 spots since 2020 (#1,177 → #1,120)
- 296 spots since 2015 (#1,416 → #1,120)
- Biggest jump: 30 spots in 1977 (#679 → #649)
- Biggest drop: 170 spots in 1983 (#789 → #959)
Rise & fade · girls
6 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1886 at #7 (2,049 births)
- Births halved by 1953, 67 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 8 yrs
- Top 10: 8 yrs · run 1880–1887
- Top 100: 52 yrs · run 1880–1931
- Top 1,000: 107 yrs · run 1880–1986
Share of babies · girls
1 in 62
- Highest: 1 in 62 girls born in 1880 were named Ida (1.6%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,690 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #7 in 1886, was only 1 in 71 (1.4%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 19.0% of all girls named Ida (35,619) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 18,283 | #7 (1886) | #9 |
| 1890s | 21,212 | #16 (1890) | #22 |
| 1900s | 18,866 | #30 (1900) | #38 |
| 1910s | 34,792 | #45 (1912) | #51 |
| 1920s | 35,619 | #65 (1922) | #77 |
| 1930s | 20,233 | #94 (1930) | #120 |
| 1940s | 14,291 | #144 (1940) | #174 |
| 1950s | 9,761 | #217 (1950) | #275 |
| 1960s | 5,605 | #356 (1960) | #409 |
| 1970s | 2,838 | #510 (1970) | #604 |
| 1980s | 1,687 | #784 (1980) | #947 |
| 1990s | 1,067 | #1,260 (1992) | #1,523 |
| 2000s | 917 | #1,801 (2000) | #2,041 |
| 2010s | 1,488 | #1,216 (2018) | #1,551 |
| 2020s | 1,270 | #1,104 (2022) | #1,138 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ida in 1960
girls
#356
738 births · 1 in 2,740 girls
Top girls' names in 1960
More about 1960
girls
2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 2,740 of them was named Ida, which outranked 95.1% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).