Girl · Old High German / Frankish
Ida
Say it: EE-dah
Meaning
Germanic, probably from id 'work, labour'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Medieval in origin, very popular in the late 19th century, and back in favour in Scandinavia and elsewhere.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1880s
In the United States
- 187,566 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1886, about 1 in 71 girls
- 189 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Ida |
|---|---|
| French | Ida |
| Italian | Ida |
| Swedish | Ida |
| Polish | Ida |
Famous bearers
- Ida Aalberg, Finnish actress
- Ida B. Wells, American journalist and activist
- Ida of Lorraine, mother of Godfrey of Bouillon
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Calendars of saints and name days
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- Medieval European charters and records
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- Well-known works of literature
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.