Girl's name
Iga
Say it EE-gah
Used in Polish 2 syllables
Where Iga is loved, common and rare
Common in Poland. Rare in Berlin, Switzerland, England and Wales and two more places.
1 in 12,061 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
Poland 21stBerlin 937thSwitzerland 1168th
LovedCommonRare
Every place
In 6 of the 40 official lists, among them Poland (21st), Berlin (937th) and Switzerland (1168th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 21st 2025 | 1,872 | 1 in 64 |
| Berlin city | 937th 2023 | 2 | about 1 in 7,252 |
| Switzerland | 1168th 2025 | 4 | 1 in 8,498 |
| England and Wales | 1454th 2025 | 21 | 1 in 12,061 |
| Austria | 1875th 2025 | 1 | 1 in 35,722 |
| Italy | 4773rd 2024 | 1 | 1 in 179,169 |
Rare, below the listed names: Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, France, the Netherlands, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Catalonia, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy). How we count, and every source
About the name
Iga is a clipped form of Jadwiga, and it is used in Polish. No separate meaning is recorded for it, so it is best understood as the short, everyday version of that older Polish name.
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Two syllables, said EE-gah, with the stress on the first. It is already very short, so it needs no nickname, and it has no common alternative spellings. Jadwiga remains the full form for those who want it.
Poland is its home, where it is a top-30 name for girls, given to about one in sixty-four. Outside Poland it is rare, appearing only in very small numbers in England and Wales, Switzerland and Austria. The data do not include long historical records, so the clearest picture is of a name that is firmly popular in Poland today.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- EE-gah, 2 syllables
- Used in
- Polish
Over time
Over five years: falling in 1 of 2 regions, rising in none.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 852 | 695 | 806 | 1063 | 1013 | 957 | 963 | 1525 | 1819 | 1454 |
| Scotland | 798 | 570 | 502 | 493 | 429 | 652 | 630 | |||
| Ireland | 476 | 341 | 474 | 716 | 544 | 464 | 634 | 727 | ||
| France | 3591 | |||||||||
| The Netherlands | 1010 | 947 | 868 | |||||||
| Austria | 1054 | 1907 | 1331 | 599 | 1291 | 1303 | 1861 | 1011 | 1868 | 1875 |
| Switzerland | 1719 | 1749 | 1033 | 1298 | 1559 | 1539 | 1130 | 1168 | ||
| Rostock | 174 | 158 | ||||||||
| Sweden | 874 | |||||||||
| Poland | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 |
England and Wales, 2005 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1454 | 21 | 8.3 |
| 2024 | 1819 | 16 | 6.2 |
| 2023 | 1525 | 20 | 7.8 |
| 2022 | 963 | 36 | 13.7 |
| 2021 | 957 | 36 | 13.1 |
| 2020 | 1013 | 33 | 12.3 |
| 2019 | 1063 | 32 | 11.4 |
| 2018 | 806 | 47 | 16.3 |
| 2017 | 695 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 2016 | 852 | 44 | 14.3 |
| 2015 | 923 | 39 | 12.7 |
| 2014 | 1272 | 26 | 8.5 |
| 2013 | 1098 | 32 | 10.4 |
| 2012 | 1075 | 32 | 9.9 |
| 2011 | 1665 | 17 | 5.3 |
| 2010 | 1125 | 29 | 9.0 |
| 2009 | 1411 | 20 | 6.4 |
| 2008 | 1247 | 23 | 7.3 |
| 2007 | 2627 | 8 | 2.6 |
| 2006 | 5061 | 3 | 1.0 |
| 2005 | 4798 | 3 | 1.0 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
Sister names for Iga
1 in 63,320 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Iga.
1 in 7,042 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Iga.
1 in 5,964 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Iga.
1 in 4,225 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Iga.
1 in 4,473 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Iga.
1 in 3,521 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Iga.
1 in 5,964 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Iga.
1 in 31,660 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Iga.
1 in 2,429 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Iga.
1 in 3,018 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Iga.
Middle names for Iga
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Iga Grace
2-1 beats · initials IG
Changes the beat after Iga: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Iga Olivia
2-4 beats · initials IO · Iga slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Iga: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables. Iga slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 99 in Scotland
Iga Sophia
2-3 beats · initials IS
Changes the beat after Iga: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Iga Maria
2-3 beats · initials IM
Changes the beat after Iga: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Iga Rose
2-1 beats · initials IR
Changes the beat after Iga: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Iga Emily
2-3 beats · initials IE · Iga slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Iga: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables. Iga slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 491 in Ireland
Iga Julia
2-3 beats · initials IJ
Changes the beat after Iga: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 1,286 in England and Wales
Iga Miriam
2-3 beats · initials IM
Changes the beat after Iga: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
Same style as Iga
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 63,320 in England and Wales
98% alike: moves with Iga across countries and decades.
1 in 7,042 in Ireland
96% alike: moves with Iga across countries and decades.
1 in 4,473 in Scotland
95% alike: moves with Iga across countries and decades.
1 in 7,042 in Ireland
94% alike: moves with Iga across countries and decades.
1 in 14,899 in England and Wales
94% alike: moves with Iga across countries and decades.
1 in 3,578 in Scotland
94% alike: moves with Iga across countries and decades.
1 in 4,473 in Scotland
94% alike: moves with Iga across countries and decades.
1 in 25,328 in England and Wales
94% alike: moves with Iga across countries and decades.
Famous people named Iga
Iga Świątek, Iga Baumgart-Witan and Iga Wyrwał.
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Polish tennis player (born 2001)
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Polish Olympic sprinter born 1989
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Polish actress and former glamour model born 1989
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Iga
4 questions, on how popular she is, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Iga?
Her best rank is No. 21 in Poland in 2025, about 1 in 64 girls. She is in the published lists of 6 of our 40 regions.
How do you pronounce Iga?
EE-gah, with 2 syllables.
Is Iga getting more popular?
Over five years: falling in 1 of 2 regions, rising in none.
Which sister names go with Iga?
The deck's top five sisters for Iga: Michalina, Marcelina, Wiktoria, Nela and Antonina. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.