Ida vs Leyla
Ida and Leylacompared 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, Ida was ranked #37 and Leyla #324 among girls in Norway.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2020, Ida was ranked #212 and Leyla #397 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ida was ranked #337 and Leyla #369 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Ida was ranked #384 and Leyla #790 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Ida was ranked #885 and Leyla #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Ida and Leyla over time
Ida and Leyla appear together in 3 published lists, across 85 years of shared records. Leyla held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ida 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.
Leyla 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
Ida and Leyla changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2008 and 2025, ending at #885 and #483.
- Longest-running competitions
Ida and Leyla were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 42 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #37 and #324.
List by list
Norway · Girls42 shared years, 1964–2025
Ida held the stronger position in 42 of those years, Leyla in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ida #1 in 1988, Leyla #324 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ida #37, Leyla #324.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ida held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Leyla in 19.
Highest recorded here: Ida #257 in 2021, Leyla #224 in 2011.
The order changed in 2015: Ida moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #516 and #406; by 2015 that had become #361 and #467.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ida #337, Leyla #369.
Republic of Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 2008–2025
Ida held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Leyla in 8.
Highest recorded here: Ida #471 in 2017, Leyla #325 in 2011.
The order changed in 2025: Leyla moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #625 and #727; by 2025 that had become #885 and #483.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ida #885, Leyla #483.
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 | Ida | Leyla |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Commonly traced to a Germanic element possibly meaning 'work' or 'labour'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Germanic, used across Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and German tradition | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈiːdɑ/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #37 (2025) | Norway · Girls #324 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| 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); Leyla does not have one recorded yet.
- Ida and Leyla both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ida; Leyla doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
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
Leyla
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #520 among girls in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #224 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #324 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls