Evelina vs Ida
Evelina 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, Evelina was ranked #198 and Ida #37 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Evelina was ranked #542 and Ida #342 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Evelina was ranked #381 and Ida #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Evelina and Ida over time
Evelina and Ida appear together in 3 published lists, across 91 years of shared records. Ida held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Evelina in 1.
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.
Evelina 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Evelina and Ida changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2008 and 2025, ending at #381 and #885.
- Longest-running competitions
Evelina and Ida were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #542 and #342.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Evelina #392 in 2019, Ida #257 in 2021.
List by list
Norway · Girls46 shared years, 1974–2025
Evelina held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ida in 46.
Highest recorded here: Evelina #194 in 2016, Ida #1 in 1988.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Evelina #198, Ida #37.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Evelina held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Ida in 28.
Highest recorded here: Evelina #392 in 2019, Ida #257 in 2021.
The order changed in 1997: Ida moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #2350 and #3126; by 1997 that had become #3824 and #2738.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Evelina #542, Ida #342.
Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 2008–2025
Evelina held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Ida in 2.
Highest recorded here: Evelina #325 in 2011, Ida #471 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Evelina #381, 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 | Evelina | 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #198 (2025) | Norway · Girls #37 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 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); Evelina does not have one recorded yet.
- Evelina has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Ida.
- A meaning is recorded for Ida; Evelina doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Evelina
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #600 among girls in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1974–2025
Highest recorded position: #194 among girls in Norway, in 2016 (recorded 1974–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #542 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
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 #342 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls