Girls' name · peaked in 1880
Ida name popularity since 1925
75,138 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Ida. Half of them were born in 1940 or earlier, so the typical Ida is about 86 years old in 2026. Ida peaked in 1880 as the #7 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 75,138
- Named Ida, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1880
- #7 for girls that year
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,120 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% girls
- 74,804 girls · 334 boys
- Most popular in
- Mississippi
- 4.24× its national share
Peak year is the year Ida made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Ida births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Ida peaked earlier, in 1880.
- Steepest fall: Between 1979 and 1984, Ida's share of baby girls fell by 38%, from 1 in 6,630 to 1 in 10,700.
- Fastest rise: Between 2011 and 2016, it became 1.9× more common, from 1 in 17,600 baby girls to 1 in 9,040.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Ida's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Ida.
Decade by decade
Babies named Ida in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 15,647 | 94 | – |
| 1930s | 20,233 | 135 | #121 |
| 1940s | 14,291 | 59 | #173 |
| 1950s | 9,761 | 22 | #281 |
| 1960s | 5,605 | 24 | #409 |
| 1970s | 2,838 | 0 | #640 |
| 1980s | 1,687 | 0 | #989 |
| 1990s | 1,067 | 0 | #1,534 |
| 2000s | 917 | 0 | #2,007 |
| 2010s | 1,488 | 0 | #1,419 |
| 2020–25 | 1,270 | 0 | #1,120 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
46.7% of babies named Ida from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Ida is most popular
The index compares Ida's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Ida.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 4.24× | 3,665 |
| South Carolina | 2.93× | 2,924 |
| Alabama | 2.73× | 3,445 |
| Arkansas | 2.44× | 1,786 |
| New Mexico | 2.38× | 940 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Ida's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Ida.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Ida (1880).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data