Ida vs Suzanne
Ida and Suzannecompared 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 2005, Ida was ranked #3 and Suzanne #441 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ida was ranked #337 and Suzanne #3015 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2018, Ida was ranked #734 and Suzanne #734 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Ida and Suzanne over time
Ida and Suzanne appear together in 3 published lists, across 78 years of shared records. Ida held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Suzanne 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.
Suzanne 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 Suzanne changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2018, ending at #734 and #734.
- Longest-running competitions
Ida and Suzanne were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 37 years, from 1955 to 2005, ending at #3 and #441.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Ida #1 in 1988, Suzanne #272 in 1986.
List by list
Norway · Girls37 shared years, 1955–2005
Ida held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Suzanne in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ida #1 in 1988, Suzanne #272 in 1986.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2005: Ida #3, Suzanne #441.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ida held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Suzanne in 10.
Highest recorded here: Ida #257 in 2021, Suzanne #364 in 1996.
The order changed in 2006: Ida moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #1243 and #745; by 2006 that had become #1435 and #1585.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ida #337, Suzanne #3015.
Republic of Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 1964–2018
Ida held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Suzanne in 8.
Highest recorded here: Ida #325 in 1965, Suzanne #46 in 1970.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Ida #734, Suzanne #734.
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 | Suzanne |
|---|---|---|
| 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/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #37 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3015 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| 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); Suzanne does not have one recorded yet.
- Ida has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Suzanne.
- A meaning is recorded for Ida; Suzanne doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Suzanne
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1982
Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–1982).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3015 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls