Dina vs Ida
Dina 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 2025, Dina was ranked #248 and Ida #37 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Dina was ranked #1198 and Ida #337 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Dina was ranked #905 and Ida #502 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Dina and Ida over time
Dina and Ida appear together in 2 published lists, across 99 years of shared records. Ida held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Dina in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Ida rose about as far as Dina fell — from #643 and #3126 in 1996 to #1198 and #337 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Dina and Ida were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 70 years, from 1947 to 2025, ending at #248 and #37.
List by list
Norway · Girls70 shared years, 1947–2025
Dina held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ida in 70.
Highest recorded here: Dina #50 in 2003, Ida #1 in 1988.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Dina #248, Ida #37.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Dina held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Ida in 16.
Highest recorded here: Dina #643 in 1996, Ida #257 in 2021.
The order changed in 2011: Ida moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #801 and #878; by 2011 that had become #1295 and #749.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Dina #1198, Ida #337.
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 | Dina | 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 | /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 | Norway · Girls #248 (2025) | Norway · Girls #37 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 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); Dina does not have one recorded yet.
- Dina and Ida both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ida; Dina doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Dina
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #368 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1947–2025
Highest recorded position: #50 among girls in Norway, in 2003 (recorded 1947–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #248 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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