Freja vs Ida

Freja 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, Freja was ranked #281 and Ida #37 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Freja was ranked #1128 and Ida #337 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Freja was ranked #541 and Ida #384 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Freja was ranked #885 and Ida #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Freja and Ida over time

Freja and Ida appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Ida held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Freja 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.

Freja reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Freja held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Ida in 18.
Highest recorded here: Freja #736 in 2005, Ida #257 in 2021.
The order changed in 2007: Ida moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #855 and #1435; by 2007 that had become #1443 and #987.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Freja #1128, 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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Ida

Pairs where Ida shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Ida vs Anna
Ida and Anna were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #37 and #23.
Ida · Anna · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Ida vs Astrid
Ida and Astrid were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #37 and #9.
Ida · Astrid · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Ida vs Elin
Ida and Elin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #37 and #263.
Ida · Elin · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Ida vs Elisabeth
Ida and Elisabeth were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #37 and #171.
Ida · Elisabeth · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
See the 2025 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Freja, Ida
Field	Freja	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, GB-SCT, IE, NO	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Girls #281 (2025)	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); Freja does not have one recorded yet.
Freja and Ida both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Ida; Freja doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Freja

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1755 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2024–2025
Highest recorded position: #232 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 2024–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #281 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