NameTides

Ida

Ida was the #1,120 girls' name in the US in 2025 (209 babies), and #342 in England & Wales and #1,106 in Canada.

Ida as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ida as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandEngland & WalesScotlandCanadaIrelandUS
Ida as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,120 (209)#342 (126)#429 (7)#290 (5)#885 (3)#1,106 (24)
2024#1,135 (213)#337 (128)#384 (8)#337 (4)—#1,541 (15)
2023#1,179 (203)#301 (145)#749 (3)#178 (10)#625 (5)#1,080 (23)
2022#1,104 (226)#284 (161)#531 (5)#243 (7)#502 (7)#993 (26)
2021#1,112 (222)#257 (185)#792 (3)#190 (10)#661 (5)#997 (27)
2020#1,177 (197)#258 (182)#341 (10)#212 (8)#544 (6)#971 (27)
2019#1,259 (184)#275 (177)#493 (6)#213 (8)#502 (7)#1,067 (24)
2018#1,216 (193)#271 (177)#502 (6)#273 (6)#734 (4)#1,164 (21)
2017#1,303 (180)#344 (139)#446 (7)—#471 (8)#1,673 (13)
2016#1,241 (196)#313 (158)#675 (4)#440 (3)#868 (3)#1,335 (18)
2015#1,416 (163)#361 (131)#653 (4)—#494 (8)#1,202 (20)
2014#1,493 (149)#516 (82)#537 (6)#439 (3)#584 (6)#2,374 (8)
2013#1,744 (118)#542 (77)#663 (4)——#1,792 (12)
2012#1,940 (101)#624 (67)#815 (3)——#1,787 (12)
2011#1,968 (100)#749 (50)#674 (4)—#937 (3)#1,882 (11)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1880 at #7.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 7,700 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 7,700uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 2,600uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,500uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 6,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Ida is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,900 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 7,400 to 1 in 8,300.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ida by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #484WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #915WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #344MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #1,061MINew York: #1,235NYMassachusetts: #761MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #492IAIndiana: #916INOhio: #878OHPennsylvania: #927PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,276CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #789CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #811MOKentucky: #744KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #936VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #578KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #983TNNorth Carolina: #1,437NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,213GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #3,285TXFlorida: #2,151FL
Ida (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5856

Ida (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
IdaCanadaGirls#1,10624
IdaEngland & WalesGirls#342126
IdaIrelandGirls#8853
IdaNorthern IrelandGirls#2905
IdaScotlandGirls#4297
IdaUSGirls#1,120209
IdaUSBoys—too few