Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Ida

Gender

Male

Origin

Germanic
Name of a king
English
Properous
German
Diligent, hard-working
Greek
Name of a mountain in Asia Minor and a Greek nymph, mother of Teucer, Troy''s first king
Hindi
Hindu goddess of prayer and devotion
Irish
Thirsty

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ida

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Dolph Lundgren

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1929 (rank #1443, 25 births); most recent 1967 (rank #2981, 8 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1918 (rank #57, 4,450 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1120, 209 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–209
2024–211
2023–202
2022–226
2021–222
2020–197
2019–184
2018–193
2017–180
2016–196

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #257, 185 births); most recent 2025 (rank #342, 126 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025126
2024128
2023145
2022161
2021185
2020182
2019177
2018177
2017139
2016158

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1934 (rank #571, 6 births); most recent 1963 (rank #1433, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1908 (rank #89, 467 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1112, 32 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–32
2022–19
2021–15
2020–30
2019–27
2018–19
2017–20
2016–19
2015–24
2014–23

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #473, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #850, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20253
2024–
20235
20227
20215
20206
20197
20184
20178
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #341, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #429, 7 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20257
20248
20233
20225
20213
202010
20196
20186
20177
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #178, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #290, 5 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20255
20244
202310
20227
202110
20208
20198
20186
2017–
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1956 (rank #209, 13 births); most recent 2021 (rank #665, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
20215
20209
20195
2018–
2017–
2016–
20156
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence