Ida
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning prosperous, wealthy.
Ida by the numbers
In 2025, 126 babies in England and Wales were named Ida. In the US, 177 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 4,450 babies in 1918, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ida. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Irawatchful, vigilant339 in the US (2017)
- Ilaearth or the world230 in the US (2017)
- Isajesus; form of Issa or Yisa207 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ivagift of god; diminutive of ivan or similar115 in the US (2017)
- Inapure; a form of Ina or suffix indicating feminine12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Iyamother; term of respect and endearment16 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Ida
Names that are said the same way as Ida, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Idahbeloved; variant of ida5 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean wealth
Like Ida, each of these has wealth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Maddoxfortunate, beneficent; son of Madoc3,119 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Margaretpearl; precious gem2,242 in the US (2017)
- Maggiepearl; a form of Margaret271 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gemmagem or jewel1,241 in the US (2017)
- Margotpearl1,230 in England and Wales (2025)