Aida
Aida was the 1414th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 154 babies. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 668th; the most babies were born in 2005 (243). Over the last ten years it has moved down 112 places. More babies were named Aida in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,414 girls, down 208 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 154girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2005243 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,782babies recorded
Aida popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1986.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,414 | 154 |
| 2020 | #1,206 | 190 |
| 2010 | #1,468 | 154 |
| 2000 | #1,817 | 95 |
| 1990 | #1,372 | 115 |
| 1980 | #1,053 | 135 |
| 1970 | #781 | 181 |
| 1960 | #813 | 163 |
| 1950 | #855 | 107 |
| 1940 | #1,313 | 32 |
| 1930 | #880 | 67 |
| 1920 | #1,119 | 45 |
| 1910 | #1,267 | 13 |
| 1900 | #1,320 | 9 |
| 1890 | #941 | 9 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Aida, counting every spelling?
Aida is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #965 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,414 for Aida on its own. Together these spellings went to 249 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aida | 154 | #1,414 | 906 |
| Ayda | 74 | #2,414 | 438 |
| Aidah | 6 | #13,250 | 50 |
| Aydah | 8 | #11,079 | 27 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Aida?
154 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aida (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Aida born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 54 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aida.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aida?
About 11,100 people born in the US named Aida are alive today, with a median age of 39; half are between 17 and 59. That makes Aida mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Aida by state
How common Aida was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (2.0×), Minnesota (1.8×), Pennsylvania (1.6×), New York (1.6×). In 27 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Aida: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aida, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Aida
How popular is the name Aida?
Aida was the 1414th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 154 babies. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 668th; the most babies were born in 2005 (243). Over the last ten years it has moved down 112 places. More babies were named Aida in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Aida a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Aida in the US.
Where is Aida most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aida was most common in Massachusetts (0.22 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and Pennsylvania.