Ida vs Myra

Ida and Myracompared 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.

England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ida was ranked #337 and Myra #377 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Ida was ranked #885 and Myra #381 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Ida and Myra over time

Ida and Myra appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Ida held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Myra 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.

Ida reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Myra 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.

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 Myra changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #337 and #377.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ida held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Myra in 6.
Highest recorded here: Ida #257 in 2021, Myra #377 in 2024.
The order changed in 2007: Ida moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #1435 and #1325; by 2007 that had become #987 and #2895.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ida #337, Myra #377.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 1964–2025
Ida held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Myra in 3.
Highest recorded here: Ida #372 in 1964, Myra #282 in 1970.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ida #885, Myra #381.

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
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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
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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
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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 Ida, Myra
Field	Ida	Myra
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, IE
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Girls #37 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #381 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	60/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Ida has a recorded origin (Germanic, used across Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and German tradition); Myra does not have one recorded yet.
Ida and Myra both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Ida; Myra doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

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

Myra

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #381 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls