Ida
Ida is a female given name: 99% of people named Ida are women, and it is recorded as female in 24 of the 24 countries covered.
Ida · Ída · Iða
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Switzerland, Denmark
- Also spelled
- Ída, Iða
- US births since 1880
- 766 male / 186,189 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Ida
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Ida," in English, "Guten Tag Ida," in German. Ida is a female given name: about 99% of people named Ida are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Ida,
German
Guten Tag Ida,
French
Bonjour Ida,
Spanish
Estimado/a Ida:
Chinese
Ida您好：
Japanese
Ida様
English
Hi Ida,
German
Hi Ida,
French
Salut Ida,
Spanish
Hola Ida,
Chinese
Ida你好：
Japanese
Idaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Armenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 24 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovakia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Finland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| France | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Croatia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Hungary | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
766 male · 186,189 female · 186,955 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Ida a male or female name?
Ida is a female given name: 99% of people named Ida are women, and it is recorded as female in 24 of the 24 countries covered.
How do I address Ida in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Ida," in English, "Guten Tag Ida," in German. Ida is a female given name: about 99% of people named Ida are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Ida a unisex name?
Ida is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Ida are men. Ida leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Ida a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ida (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_ida,
title = {Is Ida a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ida},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}