Girl name#233 of girl names
Ida
Pronounced AY1 D AH0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1918
- 145 years in use
How popular is Ida?
Ida is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 188,480 children — the 233rd most common girls' name on record.
It peaked in 1918, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1918, when 4,450 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- AY1 D AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Ida
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Ida
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Ida?
- Ida ranks 233rd among girls' names in US records, with 188,480 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,973.
- Is Ida a unisex name?
- No. Ida is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Ida most popular?
- 1918, when 4,450 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.