How Many People Are Named Ida Boone?

There are approximately 5 people named Ida Boone living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Ida with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Boone. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 68,550,868 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Ida

Last Name

Boone

Ida: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Ida. The peak year was 1918 with 4,470 births. The average person named Ida today is 65 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Ida

In the 2020 Census, the first name Ida was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (53.02%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (27.34%) and Hispanic (13.37%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Ida in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Ida rose or fell over time.

White

53.02%

Black

27.34%

Hispanic

13.37%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.90%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.29%

Two or More Races

2.08%

Ancestry of the Boone Surname

The surname Boone was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Boone in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

60.18%

Black

29.90%

Hispanic

3.40%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.71%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.42%

Two or More Races

4.39%

How we calculated this

The first name "Ida" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Boone" appears at a rate of 17.19 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Ida are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 5 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Ida

Ida Smith Ida Johnson Ida Williams Ida Brown Ida Jones Ida Garcia Ida Lupino

Other people with the surname Boone

Michael Boone James Boone John Boone David Boone Robert Boone William Boone Richard Boone Aaron Boone

Ida Boone: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Ida Boone?

We estimate approximately 5 people named Ida Boone are alive in the United States today. The first name Ida is shared by 31,005 Americans, and the surname Boone is shared by 58,911.

How rare is the name Ida Boone?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans. The first name Ida is uncommon and the surname Boone is uncommon.

Is Ida a male or female name?

Ida is predominantly female, with 0.4% of bearers being male and 99.6% female. It peaked in popularity in 1918 and the average bearer today is 65 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Ida?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Ida was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (53.02%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (27.34%) and Hispanic (13.37%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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