Ida
“work, activity”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Indian and Germanic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 1,238th
- births in 2023–2025
- 90
- babies born in France
- 1 in 20,000
- +6% a year recently
- Rising
- record year (since 1900)
- 1908
Meaning and origin of Ida
Ida is thought to mean “work, activity” and is of Indian and Germanic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Ida in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1908.
- Over recent years, Ida has been rising (+6% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Ida every 100 schools.
Ida in English-speaking countries
Ida ranks 249th in Northern Ireland and 281st in New Zealand, against 1,238th in France.
- New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
281st girls’ name40 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,050
- Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
249th girls’ name19 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,185
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
323rd girls’ name399 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,924−4.1% a year
- ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
478th girls’ name18 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,021
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
934th girls’ name33 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,682
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
1,146th girls’ name625 babies in 3 years1 girl in 7,731+2.4% a year
- British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
864th girls’ name5 babies in 3 years1 girl in 7,940
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
861st girls’ name8 babies in 3 years1 girl in 8,106
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
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