girl's name

Idah

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 45

Idah is a girl's name. In 1920 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 1916, when 7 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1898.

Idah over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 1920s. The striped bar is the 1920s, still in progress — it covers 1920 to 1920, not a full ten years.

28
'90 '10 '20
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Births named Idah by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1890s 5
1910s 28
1920s (to 1920) 7

How popular is Idah?

In 1920, Idah was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Idah is used

United States #4,240 7 in 1920
England & Wales #4,685 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Idah

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Idah also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Idah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Idah

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Idah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Idah

How popular is the name Idah?

In 1920, Idah was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Idah a girl's or a boy's name?

Idah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Idah most popular?

Idah peaked in 1916, when 7 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Idah a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Idah currently ranks #4,685 in the United States. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.