Ida Girl
How popular is Ida?
#1,120 girl name in 2025
209 baby girls were named Ida in the US in 2025, making it the 1120th most popular girl name.
37,637living people named Ida (est.)
73median age of people named Ida
188,695babies named Ida since 1880
1 in 15,863US babies born in 2025
Ida popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,120 for girls (▲ 15 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 209 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+28% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,416 in 2015, #1,177 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1918 (4,450 girls) |
| Highest rank | #7 in 1880 (5 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Ida is most popular
Babies named Ida per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Ida by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 18,283 | #7 |
| 1890s | 21,212 | #16 |
| 1900s | 18,866 | #30 |
| 1910s | 34,792 | #45 |
| 1920s | 35,619 | #65 |
| 1930s | 20,233 | #94 |
| 1940s | 14,291 | #144 |
| 1950s | 9,761 | #217 |
| 1960s | 5,605 | #356 |
| 1970s | 2,838 | #510 |
| 1980s | 1,687 | #784 |
| 1990s | 1,067 | #1,258 |
| 2000s | 917 | #1,797 |
| 2010s | 1,488 | #1,216 |
| 2020s | 1,270 | #1,104 |
Girl names about as popular as Ida
Questions
- Is Ida a boy or girl name?
- Ida is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ida were girls.
- How popular is the name Ida?
- 209 baby girls were named Ida in the US in 2025, making it the 1120th most popular girl name.
- When was Ida most popular?
- Ida peaked in 1918, when 4,450 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #7, held for 5 years starting in 1880.
- How many people are named Ida?
- 188,695 babies have been named Ida in the US since 1880. We estimate about 37,637 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 73.
- Where is Ida most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ida was most common in Minnesota, at 0.6 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.