Beata vs Ida
Beata and Idacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Girls
In 1996, Beata was ranked #624 and Ida #1 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Beata was ranked #3970 and Ida #284 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2009, Beata was ranked #893 and Ida #893 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Beata and Ida over time
Beata and Ida appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Ida held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Beata in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Beata reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ida in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Mirrored each other
Over 35 shared years in Norway · Girls, Ida rose about as far as Beata fell — from #360 and #139 in 1961 to #624 and #1 in 1996.
- Longest-running competitions
Beata and Ida were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 35 years, from 1961 to 1996, ending at #624 and #1.
List by list
Norway · Girls35 shared years, 1961–1996
Beata held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Ida in 34.
Highest recorded here: Beata #141 in 1966, Ida #1 in 1988.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Beata #624, Ida #1.
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 2002–2022
Beata held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ida in 13.
Highest recorded here: Beata #2759 in 2009, Ida #258 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Beata #3970, Ida #284.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Beata | Ida |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Commonly traced to a Germanic element possibly meaning 'work' or 'labour'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Germanic, used across Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and German tradition |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈiːdɑ/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3970 (2022) | Norway · Girls #37 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ida has a recorded origin (Germanic, used across Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and German tradition); Beata does not have one recorded yet.
- Beata and Ida both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ida; Beata doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Beata
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #360 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1961–1996
Highest recorded position: #141 among girls in Norway, in 1966 (recorded 1961–1996).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #3970 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Girls
Ida
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #204 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #37 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls