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

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Peak · girls
1886 · 2,049 births
Debut · girls
1,472 births
In top 100 · girls
52 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
187,929
since 1880

Ida over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201980peak #7, 1886girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,120209—
2024#1,135213—
2023#1,179203—
2022#1,104226—
2021#1,112222—
2020#1,177197—
2019#1,259184—
2018#1,216193—
2017#1,303180—
2016#1,241196—
2015#1,416163—
2014#1,493149—
2013#1,744118—
2012#1,940101—
2011#1,968100—
2010#1,928104—
2009#2,11995—
2008#2,020103—
2007#2,10196—
2006#2,24885—
2005#2,00494—
2004#2,15583—
2003#2,00190—
2002#2,11380—
2001#1,85195—
2000#1,80196—
1999#1,99978—
1998#1,607101—
1997#1,62497—
1996#1,532104—
1995#1,531100—
1994#1,465108—
1993#1,485107—
1992#1,260136—
1991#1,395115—
1990#1,330121—
1989#1,196136—
1988#1,007162—
1987#1,033150—
1986#996156—
1985#987154—
1984#935157—
1983#959152—
1982#789205—
1981#788206—
1980#784209—
1979#698242—
1978#722219—
1977#649250—
1976#679219—
1975#639240—
1974#553303—
1973#543307—
1972#521326—
1971#528347—
1970#510385—
1969#491391—
1968#479401—
1967#428480#2,9858
1966#409514—
1965#409518#3,9305
1964#406577#3,6016
1963#385624—
1962#366658—
1961#362704#4,0655
1960#356738—
1959#329822—
1958#334792—
1957#313867—
1956#288932#2,62810
1955#281935—
1954#2531,063—
1953#2541,017#3,7985
1952#2421,061#3,0957
1951#2351,077—
1950#2171,195—
1949#2081,290#3,6905
1948#2051,303#3,3166
1947#1991,347—
1946#1841,389#2,9197
1945#1731,232#3,3385
1944#1661,335—
1943#1621,477#3,2316
1942#1531,621#2,26811
1941#1481,609#2,33310
1940#1441,688#2,4789
1939#1451,589#1,87914
1938#1411,724#2,08412
1937#1331,784#2,08812
1936#1301,802#2,4529
1935#1211,922#1,92914
1934#1181,972#1,86015
1933#1092,061#1,70717
1932#1052,317#1,84816
1931#1002,419#2,10113
1930#942,643#2,17813
1929#962,673#1,44325
1928#872,994#2,16214
1927#843,206#1,64722
1926#823,285#2,30213
1925#823,489#1,74520
1924#703,861#1,89418
1923#683,888#2,22414
1922#653,987#2,34713
1921#674,146#1,90418
1920#664,090#2,23114
1919#574,163#2,51111
1918#574,450#1,71020
1917#564,247#2,09114
1916#544,364#1,77117
1915#544,125#1,87815
1914#493,561#1,68714
1913#492,916#2,8215
1912#452,740#1,26814
1911#452,119#89614
1910#472,107#1,4216
1909#441,943#80413
1908#431,952#1,1137
1907#381,980#1,3455
1906#431,753#1,1116
1905#421,757#74111
1904#381,751#1,0646
1903#371,774#1,0096
1902#341,836—
1901#341,835#9436
1900#302,285#69913
1899#311,804#66110
1898#292,090#8048
1897#242,108#9426
1896#242,159#1,1015
1895#232,170#68510
1894#212,195#7309
1893#182,247#7059
1892#172,259#68810
1891#172,002—
1890#162,178#62910
1889#142,122#7228
1888#122,229#55413
1887#101,929#6319
1886#72,049#6948
1885#91,854#8366
1884#71,882#7018
1883#81,634#8925
1882#71,673#9435
1881#71,439#8665
1880#71,472#6828
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.

Where Ida is popular in 1980

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedMNIllinois: #685 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 5,946 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedMINew York: #711 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 5,874 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedSDIowa: #362 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,868 girlsIAIndiana: #359 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,643 girlsINOhio: #781 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 9,164 girlsOHPennsylvania: #1,017 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 13,792 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #970 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 9,142 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedDEArizona: #587 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,856 girlsAZNew Mexico: #364 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,866 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedARTennessee: #601 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,686 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #697 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,651 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #505 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,580 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #568 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,839 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedALGeorgia: #639 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,041 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ida, so not publishedHITexas: #480 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 3,240 girlsTXFlorida: #941 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,602 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Indiana#359 · 1 in 2,643
  2. Iowa#362 · 1 in 2,868
  3. New Mexico#364 · 1 in 1,866
  4. Texas#480 · 1 in 3,240
  5. South Carolina#505 · 1 in 3,580

Best ever in a state: #9 in Nevada, 1915.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Indiana#359141 in 2,643
Iowa#36271 in 2,868
New Mexico#36451 in 1,866
Texas#480371 in 3,240
South Carolina#50551 in 3,580
Louisiana#56881 in 3,839
Arizona#58751 in 3,856
Tennessee#60151 in 5,686
Georgia#63971 in 5,041
Illinois#685131 in 5,946
North Carolina#69751 in 6,651
New York#711171 in 5,874
Ohio#78181 in 9,164
Florida#94161 in 8,602
California#970191 in 9,142
Pennsylvania#1,01751 in 13,792
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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
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s18,283#7 (1886)#9
1890s21,212#16 (1890)#22
1900s18,866#30 (1900)#38
1910s34,792#45 (1912)#51
1920s35,619#65 (1922)#77
1930s20,233#94 (1930)#120
1940s14,291#144 (1940)#174
1950s9,761#217 (1950)#275
1960s5,605#356 (1960)#409
1970s2,838#510 (1970)#604
1980s1,687#784 (1980)#947
1990s1,067#1,260 (1992)#1,523
2000s917#1,801 (2000)#2,041
2010s1,488#1,216 (2018)#1,551
2020s1,270#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 1980

girls
#784
209 births · 1 in 7,944 girls

Top girls' names in 1980

  1. #1Jennifer58,374
  2. #2Amanda35,811
  3. #3Jessica33,924
  4. #4Melissa31,629
  5. #5Sarah25,757
  6. #6Heather19,973
  7. #7Nicole19,917
  8. #8Amy19,833
  9. #9Elizabeth19,529
  10. #10Michelle19,119
  11. #784Ida209
More about 1980

girls

1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 7,944 of them was named Ida, which outranked 93.6% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ida
  1. #778Lynne212
  2. #782Fatima211
  3. #783Shara210
  4. #784Ida209
  5. #784Corrie209
  6. #784Gena209
  7. #784Kira209
  8. #790Lyndsay208
  9. #790Rosalyn208
  10. #792Aurora207

Tied with 5 names at #784; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,510Renada#2,218 → #708
  2. ↑ 1,173Tai#2,112 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,036Anya#1,592 → #556
  4. ↑ 601Chimere#1,503 → #902
  5. ↑ 517Brynn#1,442 → #925
Fallers
  1. ↓ 529Marlana#989 → #1,518
  2. ↓ 494Kizzy#647 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 369January#748 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 361Carisa#836 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 328Latonia#841 → #1,169

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1980 →