Girls' name · since 1880
Ida
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 187,929 babies named Ida, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #211 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,120 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 187,929
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
187,929 babies have been named Ida since 1880, making it today's #1120 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ida recorded 187,929 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #1120 nationally today, ahead of 94% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #211 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,120 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 187,929 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ida ranks #211 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,120 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 187,929 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #211 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,120 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 187,929
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ida's 187,929 recorded births place it above 99.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Ida compares
187,929 Top 2% higher than 98% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ida's all-time total is 500x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ida | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 187,929 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 4,450 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ida's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 11% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 89%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 78 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 4,450, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ida popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 4,450
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Ida popularity over time - boys
766 total births recorded since 1880 (Ida as boys' name)
Ida by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (35,619 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Ida's strongest decade.
35,619 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Ida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
18,283 births
- 1890s
1890s
21,212 births
- 1900s
1900s
18,866 births
- 1910s
1910s
34,792 births
- 1920s
1920s
35,619 births
- 1930s
1930s
20,233 births
- 1940s
1940s
14,291 births
- 1950s 9,761
1950s
9,761 births
- 1960s 5,605
1960s
5,605 births
- 1970s 2,838
1970s
2,838 births
- 1980s 1,687
1980s
1,687 births
- 1990s 1,067
1990s
1,067 births
- 2000s 917
2000s
917 births
- 2010s 1,488
2010s
1,488 births
- 2020s 1,270
2020s
1,270 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 35,619 births (19% of all-time use).
How Ida compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ida's total volume
Ida by state
Where Ida concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10,662 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 8,980 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 8,179 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 6,200 | 3.3% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5,704 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 5,637 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 5,540 | 2.9% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 4,697 | 2.5% |
10,662 of 187,929 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Ida appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ida's data
- Ida's decade-level peak was the 1920s (35,619 total births); usage has since declined to 1,270 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Idas (10,662 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ida draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.