Ida vs Niah
Ida and Niahcompared 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 Niah #1491 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2014, Ida was ranked #584 and Niah #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Ida and Niah over time
Ida and Niah appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Ida held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Niah 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.
Niah 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.
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 Niah changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1997 and 2024, ending at #337 and #1491.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024
Ida held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Niah in 6.
Highest recorded here: Ida #257 in 2021, Niah #1016 in 2014.
The order changed in 2007: Ida moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #1435 and #1386; by 2007 that had become #987 and #1502.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ida #337, Niah #1491.
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 | Niah |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| 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) | England and Wales · Girls #1491 (2024) |
| 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); Niah does not have one recorded yet.
- Ida has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Niah.
- A meaning is recorded for Ida; Niah 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
Niah
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #2152 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2007–2014
Highest recorded position: #842 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 2007–2014).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1491 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls