Gender:
Origin:
German
669 famous people named Ida found on Wikipedia.
186359 female, 766 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
1221-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
7-th in year 1886
Used in: Ancient-Germanic, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish
A female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “happy.”.
Ida is a given name occurring independently in several cultures. In Germany, Ida is a female name derived from a Germanic word id, meaning "labor, work". Alternately, it may be related to the name of the Old Norse goddess Iðunn. Ida also occurs as an anglicisation of the Irish girl's given name Íde.
Ida is a currently popular name in the Nordic countries and is among the top 10 names given to girls born in 2013 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. 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.
Fem. proper name, Medieval Latin, from Old High German Ida, which is perhaps related to Old Norse ið "work." As the name of a mountain near Troy and one in Crete, it probably is a different word, of unknown or non-IE origin; related: Idaean.
Warrior, someone with a lot of power, overpowering others. Work, labor.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Ida B. Wells | 1862 | African-American journalist, newspaper editor, suffragist, sociologist, early leader in the civil rights movement |
2 | Ida Lupino | 1918 | Actress, director |
3 | Ida Tarbell | 1857 | American journalist |
4 | Ida Nowakowska | 1990 | Polish actress |
5 | Ida Ljungqvist | 1981 | Swedish model |
6 | Ida Straus | 1849 | Titanic victim |
7 | Ida Stover Eisenhower | 1862 | American pacifist |
8 | Ida Saxton McKinley | 1847 | First Lady of the United States |
9 | Ida Dalser | 1880 | First wife of Benito Mussolini |
10 | Ida Kristine Nielsen | 1975 | Danish musician |
11 | Ida Iasha | 1963 | Indonesian actress |
12 | Ida Maria | 1984 | Norwegian singer |
13 | Ida Magli | 1925 | Italian anthropologist and philosopher (1925-2016) |
14 | Ida Rubinstein | 1885 | Actress and dancer |
15 | Ida Siekmann | 1902 | First person to die at the Berlin Wall |
16 | Ida Ayu Nyoman Rai | ||
17 | Ida S. Scudder | 1870 | American missionary |
18 | Ida Engberg | 1984 | Swedish DJ |
19 | Ida Craddock | 1857 | American writer and activist |
20 | Ida Haendel | 1928 | British musician |
21 | Ida Laila | ||
22 | Ida Corr | 1977 | Danish singer |
23 | Ida Rolf | 1896 | American biochemist, creator of Rolfing |
24 | Ida Pollock | 1908 | British writer, referred to as the "world's oldest novelist" who was still active at 105. (1908-2013) |
25 | Ida Engvoll | 1985 | Swedish actress |
26 | Ida Björnstad | 1986 | |
27 | Ida May Fuller | 1874 | American centenerian |
28 | Ida Noddack | 1896 | German scientist |
29 | Ida Keeling | 1915 | American athlete |
30 | Ida Redig | 1987 | Swedish female singer |
31 | Ida Gomes | 1923 | Brazilian actress |
32 | Ida Fladen | 1986 | |
33 | Ida Gran-Jansen | 1987 | |
34 | Ida de Tosny | English noblewoman | |
35 | Ida Cox | 1896 | African American singer and vaudeville performer |
36 | Ida Elise Broch | 1987 | Norwegian actress |
37 | Ida Applebroog | 1929 | American artist |
38 | James Ida | 1940 | American mobster |
39 | Ida Nerina | 1964 | Malaysian actress |
40 | Ida Odinga | 1950 | Kenyan First Lady |
41 | Queen Ida | 1929 | American musician |
42 | Ida Wohlert | 1977 | Danish journalist |
43 | Ida Galli | 1942 | Actress |
44 | Ida Rendano | 1972 | Italian singer and actor |
45 | Ida Rentoul Outhwaite | 1888 | Australian illustrator of children's books |
46 | Ida Laura Pfeiffer | 1797 | Austrian explorer and writer |
47 | Ida Barlow | ||
48 | Joseph Ida | 1890 | American mobster |
49 | Ida Lewis | 1842 | American lighthouse keeper |
50 | Ida Presti | 1924 | French musician |
51 | Ida Farida | 1939 | |
52 | Ida of Lorraine | French saint and noblewoman | |
53 | Ida Sjöstedt | 1976 | |
54 | Ida Kavafian | 1952 | American musician |
55 | Ida Ovmar | 1995 | |
56 | Ida Leman | 1955 | Indonesian actress |
57 | Ida Alstad | 1985 | Norwegian handball player |
58 | Ida Colucci | 1960 | |
59 | Ida Friederike Görres | 1901 | Austrian writer and noble |
60 | Ida Roland | 1881 | Austrian actress |
61 | Ida Kaminska | 1899 | Polish actress |
62 | Ida | 1994 | Danish singer |
63 | Ida Saudková | 1966 | Czech photographer |
64 | Ida of Formbach-Ratelnberg | 1100 | Austrian royal |
65 | Ida Auken | 1978 | Danish politician |
66 | Ida Paul | ||
67 | Ida Gaskin | 1919 | New Zealander politician and teacher (1919-2016) |
68 | Ida Fink | 1921 | Israeli writer |
69 | Ida Drougge | 1990 | Swedish politician |
70 | Ida Rosenthal | 1886 | American businessman |
71 | Ida Mae Martinez | 1931 | American wrestler |
72 | Ida Schumacher | 1894 | German actress |
73 | Ida Husted Harper | 1851 | American suffragist and writer |
74 | Ida Davidsen | 1937 | Danish restaurateur and author |
75 | Ida Nudel | 1931 | Activist |
76 | Ida Aalberg | 1857 | Finnish actress |
77 | Ida Levin | 1963 | American musician |
78 | Ida Bagus Sudjana | 1936 | |
79 | Ida Bagus Purwalaksana | ||
80 | Ida Daussy | 1969 | South Korean television personality |
81 | Ida Nilsson | 1981 | Swedish long distance runner |
82 | Ida Di Benedetto | 1945 | Actress, film producer |
83 | Ida Gotkovsky | 1933 | French composer |
84 | Ida Nysæter Rasch | 1984 | |
85 | Ida Ingemarsdotter | 1985 | Swedish female cross-country skier |
86 | Ida Chong | Canadian politician | |
87 | Ida Nettleship | British artist | |
88 | Ida Schreiter | 1912 | German concentration camp guard |
89 | Ida Kerkovius | 1879 | German painter |
90 | Ida Henrietta Hyde | 1857 | American physiologist |
91 | Ida Peerdeman | 1905 | Dutch Roman Catholic |
92 | Ida Silverman | 1882 | |
93 | Ida Högberg | 1984 | Swedish actress |
94 | Ida Dominijanni | 1954 | Italian politician and journalist |
95 | Ida Carmelitta | 1980 | Sri Lankan murder victim |
96 | Ida di Fischingen | 1140 | |
97 | Ida Seeböck | 1971 | Austrian actress |
98 | Ida B. Robinson | 1891 | American bishop |
99 | Ida Wüst | 1884 | German actress |
100 | Ida Freund | 1863 | Austrian-British chemist |
101 | Ida Bohatta | 1900 | Austrian writer and illustrator |
102 | Ida Sansone | 1959 | Italian actress |
103 | Ida Boros | 2000 | Hungarian actress |
104 | Ida Siegal | American journalist | |
105 | Ida Bagus Made | 1915 | Indonesian artist |
106 | Masataka Ida | 1912 | Japanese rebel |
107 | Ida Barney | 1886 | American astronomer |
108 | Ida Wahlund | 1975 | Swedish actress |
109 | Ida Meda | Italian actress | |
110 | Ida Brun | 1792 | Dancer, singer |
111 | Ida Holst | 1976 | Danish author |
112 | Ida Marie Honoré | 1854 | American socialite |
113 | Ida Copeland | 1875 | British politician |
114 | Ida Altman | 1950 | Historian |
115 | Ida Holz | 1935 | Uruguayan engineer and researcher |
116 | Ida Linnertorp | 1984 | Swedish actress |
117 | Ida Bailey Allen | 1885 | American writer |
118 | Ida Kar | 1908 | British photographer |
119 | Ida Cockayne | British noble | |
120 | Ida Bagus Ray Kertawijaya | ||
121 | Ida Vakkuri | Finnish actor | |
122 | Ida Goodson | 1909 | American classic female blues and jazz singer and pianist |
123 | Ida Rhodes | 1900 | Mathematician |
124 | Ida Rauh | 1877 | Feminist, actress, sculptor, poet |
125 | Ida Jackson | 1987 | Norwegian writer |
126 | Ida Kohlmeyer | 1912 | American artist |
127 | Ida Pruitt | 1888 | Missionary in China |
128 | Ida A. Bengtson | 1881 | American bacteriologist |
129 | Ida Annah Ryan | 1873 | American architect |
130 | Ida Marko-Varga | 1985 | Swimmer |
131 | Ida Mett | 1901 | Russian-born anarchist and writer |
132 | Ida Bagus Oka | 1936 | Indonesian politician |
133 | Ida of Herzfeld | 0788 | Saxon saint |
134 | Ida Sand | 1977 | Swedish pianist and jazz musician |
135 | Ida Emerson | American composer | |
136 | Ida May Park | 1879 | Screenwriter, Film director |
137 | Ida Maly | 1894 | Austrian painter |
138 | Ida Darwin | 1854 | British activist |
139 | Ida Dixon | 1854 | Socialite and golf course architect of the early 20th century |
140 | Ida Adams | 1888 | American actress |
141 | Ida Abelman | 1910 | American painter |
142 | Ida Darling | 1875 | American actress |
143 | Ida Random | 1945 | Production designer |
144 | Ida LaFontaine | 1997 | Swedish singer |
145 | Ida Ekman | 1875 | Finnish singer |
146 | Ida Arimurti | ||
147 | Ida Mann | 1893 | English-Australian ophthalmologist |
148 | Ida Craft | ||
149 | Ida Maria Pinnerød | 1979 | Norwegian politician for Norwegian Labour Party |
150 | Ida Adamoff | 1910 | French tennis player |
151 | Ida Bobach | 1991 | Danish orienteer |
152 | Ida Maclean | 1877 | English biochemist |
153 | Ida Conquest | 1876 | American actress |
154 | Ida L. Castro | 1953 | |
155 | Ida Bindschedler | 1854 | Swiss writer |
156 | Ida Faubert | 1882 | Haitian writer |
157 | Ida Marcussen | 1987 | Athletics competitor |
158 | Ida Bieler | 2000 | American violinist |
159 | Ida Blom | 1931 | Norwegian historian |
160 | Ida Łotocka-Huelle | 1957 | Polish painter |
161 | Ida Jenshus | 1987 | Norwegian singer and guitarist |
162 | Ida Pedanda Gede Made Gunung | 1952 | Hindu priest |
163 | Ibrahim M. Ida | 1949 | Nigerian politician |
164 | Ida Gerhardt | 1905 | Dutch poet |
165 | Ida Bagus Mantra | 1928 | Indonesian politician |
166 | Ida Waterman | 1852 | American actress |
167 | Ida Ferenczy | 1839 | Austrian lady-in-waiting |
168 | Ida Lee | 1865 | Australian historian and poet (1865 - 1943) |
169 | Ida Vitale | 1923 | Uruguayan writer |
170 | Ida Elizabeth Brandon Mathis | 1857 | |
171 | Ida Shepard Oldroyd | 1856 | American conchologist and former Curator of Geology at Stanford University |
172 | Ida Albo | Canadian businessperson | |
173 | Ida Lou Anderson | 1900 | Radio broadcaster |
174 | Ida Mayrin | 1997 | |
175 | Ida Sedgwick Proper | 1873 | American suffragette (1873-1957) |
176 | Ida Halpern | 1910 | Ethnomusicologist |
177 | Ida Evileye | 1981 | Swedish musician |
178 | Ida Vos | 1931 | Dutch writer |
179 | Ida Krottendorf | 1927 | Actress |
180 | Ida Nilsen | Canadian musician | |
181 | Ida Gawell-Blumenthal | 1869 | Swedish writer |
182 | Ida Hoffmann | 1947 | Namibian politician |
183 | Ida C. Ward | 1880 | British linguist |
184 | Ida Ehre | 1900 | Austrian-German actress |
185 | Ida Sargent | 1988 | American cross-country skier |
186 | Ida Luz Rodriguez | 1950 | Puerto Rican activist |
187 | Ida Odén | 1987 | Swedish female handball player |
188 | Ida Holten Worsøe | 1981 | Norwegian actress |
189 | Ida Van Smith | 1917 | American aviator |
190 | Ida Fuller | 1854 | Sorority founder |
191 | Ida Seele-Vogeler | 1825 | |
192 | Ida of Wettin | 1031 | Czech princess |
193 | Ida Salmi | 1885 | Finnish actress |
194 | Ida Bobula | 1900 | |
195 | Ida Schöpfer | 1929 | Swiss alpine skier |
196 | Ida Njåtun | 1991 | Norwegian speed skater |
197 | Ida Bäckmann | 1867 | Swedish writer and journalist |
198 | Ida Elizabeth Osbourne | 1916 | Australian actress |
199 | Ida Barbarigo | 1925 | Italian painter |
200 | Ida Bienert | 1870 |