Given name & surname

Ica

Ica is a feminine given name. It is used in Hungarian and Indonesian.

Meaning & origin

How it developed

In Hungarian usage, Ica is a diminutive of Ilona. In Indonesian usage, Ica is a diminutive of Risa.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1885. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Ica through the years

Babies since 1880
223
0 boys · 223 girls
Most popular year
1914
15 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
02040601900192019401960198020002025Highest share 18850.0
Ica in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1885–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1930. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 1914.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Ica’s family of names

In Hungarian usage, Ica is a diminutive of Ilona. In Hungarian usage, Ica has a related form in Ilona. In Indonesian usage, Ica is a diminutive of Risa.

Walk Ica’s family in the name graph

IcaIlonaRisaAnnisaRiska

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 4

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

People named Ica

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

If you love Ica, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

German

Ilma

“determined protector”

19Very rareSteady

>99% girls

Japanese · Nature

Iva

“of the yew tree”

41UncommonSteady

>99% girls

Old-fashioned

Eda

Eda is a variant of Edith. One English interpretation is “the spoils of war; one who is joyous; a treasure.”

23RareRising

>99% girls

Italian · Old-fashioned

Elda

“a battlemaiden; a protector”

22RareSteady

>99% girls

Teutonic

Elmina

“one who is widely known”

17Very rareRising

>99% girls

German · Old-fashioned

Irma

“a universal woman”

32RareSteady

>99% girls

African · Old-fashioned

Ina

“an illuminated man”

35RareSteady

>99% girls

Hebrew · Old-fashioned

Ona

“filled with grace”

23RareEasing

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Ica’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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