Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Ida
Endangered
Down 95.3% from peak
Peak era
1918
Peak births
4,450
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
1880Peak 19182025
Quick answers about Ida
How many people are named Ida?
An estimated 34,382 living Americans are named Ida.
How rare is Ida?
Ida is uncommon among babies today, with 209 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 95.3% from its 1918 peak.
How old is the typical Ida?
The median age of a living American named Ida is approximately 71 years, with most bearers falling between 55 and 83 years old.
Is Ida still popular?
No. Ida is endangered as a baby name, down 95.3% from its 1918 peak with 209 births in 2025.
Where is Ida most common?
Ida has its strongest geographic signal in Minnesota, where it appeared 4.8× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.
Peak year
1918
Decline from peak
95.3%
2025
209
All-time
187,929
Where it lives now
Ida is most concentrated in Minnesota — about 4.8× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Ida is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.