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Meaning of the nameIda

Ida is a female name of Germanic origin, from the element id, which possibly means 'work'.

Meaning

“possibly 'work', from the Germanic element id”

Source: Behind the Name: Ida · Wiktionary: Ida

People (2022)
7,723
Rank in Brazil
#2,027
Median age
69 years
2010 Census
11,826
people

Ida in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Ida, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (1,820 people).

7,682 women 41 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Ida is most common

States with the highest share of people named Ida in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.014%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.013%
  3. Paraná 0.006%
  4. São Paulo 0.005%
  5. Espírito Santo 0.005%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo2,2830.005%
Rio Grande do Sul1,4680.014%
Santa Catarina9960.013%
Paraná7070.006%
Rio de Janeiro4110.003%
Minas Gerais3650.002%
Pará2310.003%
Espírito Santo1930.005%
Bahia1650.001%
Amazonas1430.004%
Mato Grosso1130.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul1060.004%
Goiás970.001%
Pernambuco560.001%
Ceará550.001%
Distrito Federal520.002%
Rondônia510.003%
Piauí360.001%
Maranhão310.001%
Rio Grande do Norte290.001%
Acre280.003%
Amapá220.003%
Alagoas210.001%
Paraíba200.001%
Tocantins160.001%
Roraima160.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Ida

Behind the Name derives Ida from the Germanic element id, possibly 'work', from Proto-Germanic idiz, and says the name is not related in origin to Mount Ida in Crete. Wiktionary records Ida, in Portuguese, as a female name of Germanic origin; in the German entry, it says the meaning is debated and perhaps linked to Old Norse ið, 'work', or to the goddess Iðunn. It is a name of older generations, almost always female. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,723 people named Ida, with a median age of 69. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Ida · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Ida · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

Questions about the name Ida

What does the name Ida mean?

Ida means “possibly 'work', from the Germanic element id”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Ida in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,723 people with the first name Ida, which ranks it number 2,027 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Ida a boy's or a girl's name?

Ida is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 7,682 women and 41 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Ida?

Ida is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Ida most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.014% of the state's population is named Ida (1,468 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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