Elisabeth vs Ida
Elisabeth 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, Elisabeth was ranked #171 and Ida #37 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Elisabeth was ranked #1449 and Ida #337 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Elisabeth was ranked #885 and Ida #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Elisabeth and Ida over time
Elisabeth and Ida appear together in 3 published lists, across 122 years of shared records. Ida held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Elisabeth in 1.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Elisabeth reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Ida in 1. 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1983, Ida moved ahead of Elisabeth in Norway · Girls — #13 and #14 the year before became #12 and #9.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Elisabeth and Ida changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2008 and 2025, ending at #885 and #885.
- Longest-running competitions
Elisabeth and Ida were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #171 and #37.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Elisabeth #502 in 2019, Ida #471 in 2017.
List by list
Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025
Elisabeth held the stronger position in 38 of those years, Ida in 43.
Highest recorded here: Elisabeth #6 in 1978, Ida #1 in 1988.
The order changed in 1983: Ida moved ahead. In 1982 they stood at #13 and #14; by 1983 that had become #12 and #9.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elisabeth #171, Ida #37.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Elisabeth held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Ida in 12.
Highest recorded here: Elisabeth #374 in 1998, Ida #257 in 2021.
The order changed in 2013: Ida moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #542 and #624; by 2013 that had become #663 and #542.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Elisabeth #1449, Ida #337.
Republic of Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 2008–2025
Elisabeth held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Ida in 6.
Highest recorded here: Elisabeth #502 in 2019, Ida #471 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elisabeth #885, Ida #885.
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 | Elisabeth | 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 | 4 | 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 #171 (2025) | Norway · Girls #37 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 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); Elisabeth does not have one recorded yet.
- Elisabeth has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Ida.
- A meaning is recorded for Ida; Elisabeth doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Elisabeth
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #50 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: #6 among girls in Norway, in 1978 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #171 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