Ida is a feminine given name found in Europe and North America. It is popular in
Scandinavian countries, where it is pronounced Ee-da.
The name has an ancient Germanic etymology, according to which it means ‘industrious’ or ‘prosperous’. It derives from the Germanic root id, meaning "labor, work" (also found in "
Iði").[1] Alternatively, it may be related to the name of the Old Norse goddess Iðunn.
Ida also occurs as an anglicisation of the
Irish feminine given name
Íde.[2]
Ida is a currently popular name in the Nordic countries and is among the top 20 names given to girls born in 2019 in
Denmark. It was among the top 20 names for newborn girls in Norway in 2013 and among the top 50 names for newborn girls in Sweden in 2013. It was among the top 10 names for girls born to Swedish speaking families in Finland in 2013. Finnish variant Iida was among the top ten most popular names given to newborn girls in Finland in 2013.
Ida was at its height of popularity in the United States in the 1880s, when it ranked among the top ten names for girls. In an essay from
Frank Leslie's Sunday Magazine written in 1887, Ida is a favored name meaning "God-like".[3] It remained among the top 100 most popular names for girls there until 1930. It last ranked among the top 1,000 names for girls in the United States in 1986.
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
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Ida is a feminine given name found in Europe and North America. It is popular in
Scandinavian countries, where it is pronounced Ee-da.
The name has an ancient Germanic etymology, according to which it means ‘industrious’ or ‘prosperous’. It derives from the Germanic root id, meaning "labor, work" (also found in "
Iði").[1] Alternatively, it may be related to the name of the Old Norse goddess Iðunn.
Ida also occurs as an anglicisation of the
Irish feminine given name
Íde.[2]
Ida is a currently popular name in the Nordic countries and is among the top 20 names given to girls born in 2019 in
Denmark. It was among the top 20 names for newborn girls in Norway in 2013 and among the top 50 names for newborn girls in Sweden in 2013. It was among the top 10 names for girls born to Swedish speaking families in Finland in 2013. Finnish variant Iida was among the top ten most popular names given to newborn girls in Finland in 2013.
Ida was at its height of popularity in the United States in the 1880s, when it ranked among the top ten names for girls. In an essay from
Frank Leslie's Sunday Magazine written in 1887, Ida is a favored name meaning "God-like".[3] It remained among the top 100 most popular names for girls there until 1930. It last ranked among the top 1,000 names for girls in the United States in 1986.
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.