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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 |
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.
Where Ida is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Mexico#36 · 1 in 168
- Mississippi#57 · 1 in 245
- South Carolina#59 · 1 in 244
- Arkansas#70 · 1 in 323
- Alabama#74 · 1 in 296
Best ever in a state: #9 in Nevada, 1915.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #36 | 33 | 1 in 168 |
| Mississippi | #57 | 92 | 1 in 245 |
| South Carolina | #59 | 84 | 1 in 244 |
| Arkansas | #70 | 58 | 1 in 323 |
| Alabama | #74 | 99 | 1 in 296 |
| North Carolina | #74 | 115 | 1 in 321 |
| Louisiana | #75 | 73 | 1 in 304 |
| Florida | #81 | 40 | 1 in 339 |
| West Virginia | #88 | 51 | 1 in 373 |
| Virginia | #90 | 68 | 1 in 350 |
| Colorado | #99 | 23 | 1 in 386 |
| Kentucky | #99 | 61 | 1 in 463 |
| Texas | #104 | 125 | 1 in 462 |
| Georgia | #105 | 74 | 1 in 416 |
| Utah | #107 | 11 | 1 in 435 |
| Idaho | #119 | 9 | 1 in 464 |
| Tennessee | #120 | 50 | 1 in 543 |
| Kansas | #122 | 20 | 1 in 615 |
| District of Columbia | #123 | 9 | 1 in 555 |
| Missouri | #124 | 42 | 1 in 639 |
| Oregon | #125 | 11 | 1 in 570 |
| Maryland | #126 | 20 | 1 in 622 |
| Montana | #127 | 8 | 1 in 488 |
| New Jersey | #129 | 35 | 1 in 706 |
| Hawaii | #131 | 7 | 1 in 432 |
| Rhode Island | #135 | 6 | 1 in 718 |
| Pennsylvania | #139 | 97 | 1 in 767 |
| Iowa | #150 | 21 | 1 in 901 |
| Indiana | #152 | 27 | 1 in 965 |
| Oklahoma | #155 | 27 | 1 in 753 |
| Arizona | #159 | 9 | 1 in 521 |
| Massachusetts | #160 | 22 | 1 in 1,277 |
| Ohio | #162 | 48 | 1 in 1,064 |
| Washington | #169 | 12 | 1 in 912 |
| Maine | #172 | 7 | 1 in 892 |
| New York | #172 | 77 | 1 in 1,111 |
| North Dakota | #179 | 6 | 1 in 878 |
| South Dakota | #185 | 5 | 1 in 918 |
| Illinois | #189 | 37 | 1 in 1,492 |
| Michigan | #189 | 30 | 1 in 1,409 |
| Connecticut | #194 | 6 | 1 in 1,644 |
| California | #211 | 37 | 1 in 1,203 |
| Wisconsin | #211 | 12 | 1 in 1,990 |
| Minnesota | #264 | 8 | 1 in 2,625 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ida
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1886 at #7 (2,049 births)
- Births halved by 1953, 67 yrs later
- Top 10: 8 yrs · run 1880–1887
- Top 100: 52 yrs · run 1880–1931
- Top 1,000: 107 yrs · run 1880–1986
- 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
- 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 1938
Top girls' names in 1938
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 640 of them was named Ida, which outranked 97.2% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 92,429 of them was named Ida, which outranked 48.4% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,976Trevor13
- #1,976Vertis13
- #1,976Wray13
- #2,084Ida12
- #2,084Adolf12
- #2,084Alphonzo12
- #2,084Americo12
- #2,185Adalberto11
- #2,185Ancel11
- #2,185Angela11
Tied with 100 names at #2,084; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.