diff --git a/components/button/pure.js b/components/button/pure.js
index 768016a01..d85e6dc88 100644
--- a/components/button/pure.js
+++ b/components/button/pure.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { html, nothing } from "lit";
 import { ifDefined } from "lit/directives/if-defined.js";
 
-import { randomIdString } from "../utils/index.js";
+import { deterministicIdString } from "../utils/index.js";
 
 /**
  * @param {object} options
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ export default function Button({
   variant = "primary",
   action,
 }) {
-  const labelId = randomIdString("label-");
+  const labelId = deterministicIdString(
+    `button-${typeof label === "string" ? label : "btn"}-${href || ""}`,
+    "label-",
+  );
   const iconElement = icon
     ? html`<span class="icon" part="icon">${icon}</span>`
     : nothing;
diff --git a/components/compat-table/element.js b/components/compat-table/element.js
index b50aadbb8..668ec2f7a 100644
--- a/components/compat-table/element.js
+++ b/components/compat-table/element.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { unsafeHTML } from "lit/directives/unsafe-html.js";
 
 import { L10nMixin } from "../../l10n/mixin.js";
 
-import { randomIdString } from "../utils/index.js";
+import { deterministicIdString } from "../utils/index.js";
 
 import { DEFAULT_LOCALE, ISSUE_METADATA_TEMPLATE } from "./constants.js";
 import styles from "./element.css?lit";
@@ -469,7 +469,10 @@ export class MDNCompatTable extends L10nMixin(LitElement) {
           version_added: false,
         };
 
-        const timelineId = randomIdString("timeline-");
+        const timelineId = deterministicIdString(
+          `timeline-${name}-${browserName}`,
+          "timeline-",
+        );
         const supportClassName = getSupportClassName(support, browser);
         const notes = this._renderNotes(browser, support);
 
diff --git a/components/dropdown/element.js b/components/dropdown/element.js
index d4f1bb98c..ad08304b5 100644
--- a/components/dropdown/element.js
+++ b/components/dropdown/element.js
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import { LitElement, html } from "lit";
 
-import { randomIdString } from "../utils/index.js";
+import { deterministicIdString } from "../utils/index.js";
 
 import styles from "./element.css?lit";
 
+// Counter for generating unique dropdown IDs during SSR
+let dropdownCounter = 0;
+
 /**
  * This element has two slots, which should take a single element each.
  * The element in the `dropdown` slot is hidden by default,
@@ -30,6 +33,8 @@ export class MDNDropdown extends LitElement {
     super();
     this.open = false;
     this.loaded = false;
+    // Assign a unique instance ID for deterministic SSR rendering
+    this._instanceId = dropdownCounter++;
   }
 
   get _buttonSlotElements() {
@@ -70,7 +75,7 @@ export class MDNDropdown extends LitElement {
   _setAriaAttributes() {
     let id = this._dropdownSlotElements.find((element) => element.id)?.id;
     if (!id) {
-      id = randomIdString("uid_");
+      id = deterministicIdString(this._instanceId, "dropdown-");
       this._dropdownSlotElements[0]?.setAttribute("id", id);
     }
     for (const element of this._buttonSlotElements) {
diff --git a/components/interactive-example/with-choices.js b/components/interactive-example/with-choices.js
index 50bc6d472..b6facefc5 100644
--- a/components/interactive-example/with-choices.js
+++ b/components/interactive-example/with-choices.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { ref } from "lit/directives/ref.js";
 
 import { L10nMixin } from "../../l10n/mixin.js";
 import { MDNPlayEditor } from "../play-editor/element.js";
-import { randomIdString } from "../utils/index.js";
+import { deterministicIdString } from "../utils/index.js";
 
 import { isCSSSupported } from "./utils.js";
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export const InteractiveExampleWithChoices = (Base) =>
     }
 
     #render() {
-      const id = randomIdString();
+      const id = deterministicIdString(`choices-${this.name}`, "ix-");
 
       return html`
         <div class="template-choices" aria-labelledby=${id}>
diff --git a/components/interactive-example/with-console.js b/components/interactive-example/with-console.js
index c22a7d032..3c2eacd4a 100644
--- a/components/interactive-example/with-console.js
+++ b/components/interactive-example/with-console.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import "../ix-tab/element.js";
 import "../ix-tab-panel/element.js";
 import "../ix-tab-wrapper/element.js";
 import { L10nMixin } from "../../l10n/mixin.js";
-import { randomIdString } from "../utils/index.js";
+import { deterministicIdString } from "../utils/index.js";
 
 /**
  * @import { InteractiveExampleBase } from "./element.js";
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { randomIdString } from "../utils/index.js";
 export const InteractiveExampleWithConsole = (Base) =>
   class extends L10nMixin(Base) {
     #render() {
-      const id = randomIdString();
+      const id = deterministicIdString(`console-${this.name}`, "ix-");
 
       return html`
         <mdn-play-controller ${ref(this._controller)}>
diff --git a/components/interactive-example/with-tabs.js b/components/interactive-example/with-tabs.js
index 9a460b7f8..68a8edf7b 100644
--- a/components/interactive-example/with-tabs.js
+++ b/components/interactive-example/with-tabs.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import "../ix-tab/element.js";
 import "../ix-tab-panel/element.js";
 import "../ix-tab-wrapper/element.js";
 import { L10nMixin } from "../../l10n/mixin.js";
-import { randomIdString } from "../utils/index.js";
+import { deterministicIdString } from "../utils/index.js";
 
 /**
  * @import { InteractiveExampleBase } from "./element.js";
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { randomIdString } from "../utils/index.js";
 export const InteractiveExampleWithTabs = (Base) =>
   class extends L10nMixin(Base) {
     #render() {
-      const id = randomIdString();
+      const id = deterministicIdString(`tabbed-${this.name}`, "ix-");
 
       return html`
         <mdn-play-controller
diff --git a/components/utils/index.js b/components/utils/index.js
index f5e254d7c..fc6239eca 100644
--- a/components/utils/index.js
+++ b/components/utils/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,37 @@
 /**
+ * Simple FNV-1a hash implementation for generating deterministic IDs.
+ * @param {string} str - String to hash
+ * @returns {string} - Hexadecimal hash string
+ */
+function hashString(str) {
+  let hash = 2_166_136_261; // FNV offset basis
+  for (let i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/prefer-code-point -- charCodeAt is sufficient for hash
+    hash ^= str.charCodeAt(i);
+    hash = Math.imul(hash, 16_777_619); // FNV prime
+  }
+  // Convert to unsigned 32-bit and then to hex
+  return (hash >>> 0).toString(36);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Used to generate a deterministic element id by hashing the provided content.
+ * Falls back to random generation if no content is provided (for backwards compatibility).
+ *
+ * @param {string | number | undefined} content - Content to hash for ID generation
+ * @param {string} prefix - Prefix for the ID
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+export function deterministicIdString(content, prefix = "id-") {
+  if (content === undefined || content === null || content === "") {
+    // Fallback to random for backwards compatibility when no content provided
+    return Math.random().toString(36).replace("0.", prefix);
+  }
+  return `${prefix}${hashString(String(content))}`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @deprecated Use deterministicIdString instead
  * Used to generate a random element id by combining a prefix with a random string.
  *
  * @param {string} prefix