Ida
Meaning and origin
From German Ida. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1351, but not in general use before the 19th century.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Ida (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Ida has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2004. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 747 |
| 1999 | 735 |
| 2000 | 810 |
| 2001 | 863 |
| 2002 | 935 |
| 2003 | 973 |
| 2004 | 1,012 |
| 2005 | 904 |
| 2006 | 849 |
| 2007 | 763 |
| 2008 | 639 |
| 2009 | 574 |
| 2010 | 575 |
| 2011 | 457 |
| 2012 | 452 |
| 2013 | 367 |
| 2014 | 321 |
| 2015 | 285 |
| 2016 | 249 |
| 2017 | 208 |
| 2018 | 237 |
| 2019 | 194 |
| 2020 | 164 |
| 2021 | 173 |
| 2022 | 148 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 19,559 |
| 2000 | 20,102 |
| 2001 | 20,713 |
| 2002 | 21,430 |
| 2003 | 22,164 |
| 2004 | 22,981 |
| 2005 | 23,683 |
| 2006 | 24,363 |
| 2007 | 24,999 |
| 2008 | 25,552 |
| 2009 | 26,015 |
| 2010 | 26,532 |
| 2011 | 26,853 |
| 2012 | 27,208 |
| 2013 | 27,497 |
| 2014 | 27,748 |
| 2015 | 27,977 |
| 2016 | 28,179 |
| 2017 | 28,312 |
| 2018 | 28,468 |
| 2019 | 28,576 |
| 2020 | 28,637 |
Ida in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Ida.Hi! My name is Ida.
- Ida ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Ida called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Ida i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Ida this afternoon.
- Idas mamma är lärare.Ida's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Idas mamma is Ida's mum.
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Questions about Ida
How do you pronounce Ida in Swedish?
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What does the name Ida mean?
From German Ida. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1351, but not in general use before the 19th century.
How popular is Ida in Sweden?
148 babies were named Ida in 2022. In 2020, 28,637 people in Sweden had Ida as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2004 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.