Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2005

Aida

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,414 Trend → Stable

A female given name from Italian in quiet use since the 1870s.

Rank 2025
#1,414
among girls · ↓172 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
154
named Aida · -18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 10,437
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2005
243 babies
All-time total
13,782
#1,364 all-time among girls
First recorded
1881
in Social Security records

Aida popularity over time

13,782 babies have been named Aida since 1881, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 35 – 35 4 – #740
1890s 96 – 96 10 +174% #788
1900s 121 – 121 12 +26% #909
1910s 422 – 422 42 +249% #825
1920s 630 – 630 63 +49% #813
1930s 511 – 511 51 -19% #853
1940s 609 – 609 61 +19% #833
1950s 1,530 – 1,530 153 +151% #668
1960s 1,750 – 1,750 175 +14% #730
1970s 1,527 – 1,527 153 -13% #757
1980s 1,174 5 1,179 118 -23% #1,053
1990s 1,050 – 1,050 105 -11% #1,372
2000s 1,547 – 1,547 155 +47% #1,004
2010s 1,679 – 1,679 168 +9% #1,241
2020s (to 2025) 1,096 – 1,096 183 +9% #1,206

Where Aida is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 154 0.10 outside top 500
2027 153 0.10 outside top 500
2028 153 0.10 outside top 500
2029 153 0.10 outside top 500
2030 153 0.10 outside top 500

Where Aida is most popular

Girls named Aida per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.112 per 1,000. Strongest in Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Aida born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Massachusetts 27 0.223 +100%
Minnesota 22 0.204 +83%
Pennsylvania 42 0.178 +59%
New York 69 0.174 +56%
New Jersey 28 0.155 +39%
Georgia 35 0.154 +38%
Illinois 35 0.153 +37%
Washington 20 0.138 +24%
North Carolina 31 0.136 +22%
California 113 0.134 +20%
Florida 53 0.124 +11%
Ohio 28 0.118 +6%
Texas 88 0.109 ≈ national
Kansas 5 0.087 -22%
Oregon 5 0.077 -31%
South Carolina 6 0.067 -40%
Kentucky 5 0.058 -48%
Wisconsin 6 0.058 -48%
Louisiana 5 0.057 -49%
Colorado 6 0.054 -52%
Maryland 5 0.047 -58%
Virginia 7 0.041 -63%
Michigan 7 0.038 -66%
Indiana 5 0.036 -68%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Aida

Aida is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,414 in 2025 with 154 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1881, 13,782 American babies have been named Aida. Its peak came in 2005, when 243 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Aida stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aida?

The median living Aida is about 39 years old; half are between 16 and 59. An estimated 11 thousand people named Aida are alive in the United States today.

median 39 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Aida year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 154 #1,414 – –
2024 187 #1,242 – –
2023 190 #1,232 – –
2022 196 #1,227 – –
2021 179 #1,284 – –
2020 190 #1,206 – –
2019 186 #1,251 – –
2018 175 #1,299 – –
2017 167 #1,379 – –
2016 196 #1,241 – –
2015 184 #1,302 – –
2014 153 #1,464 – –
2013 150 #1,479 – –
2012 167 #1,390 – –
2011 147 #1,509 – –
2010 154 #1,468 – –
2009 180 #1,335 – –
2008 176 #1,368 – –
2007 166 #1,424 – –
2006 150 #1,473 – –
2005 243 #1,004 – –
2004 185 #1,209 – –
2003 137 #1,439 – –
2002 115 #1,606 – –
2001 100 #1,777 – –
2000 95 #1,817 – –
1995 97 #1,564 – –
1990 115 #1,372 – –
1985 109 #1,249 – –
1980 135 #1,053 – –
1975 159 #842 – –
1970 181 #781 – –
1965 179 #749 – –
1960 163 #813 – –
1955 173 #718 – –
1950 107 #855 – –
1945 59 #1,003 – –
1940 32 #1,313 – –
1935 53 #954 – –
1930 67 #880 – –
1925 70 #885 – –
1920 45 #1,119 – –
1915 54 #892 – –
1910 13 #1,267 – –
1905 14 #1,012 – –
1900 9 #1,320 – –
1895 14 #858 – –
1890 9 #941 – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Aida

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Aida Turturro Aida Turturro American actress (born 1962) Contemporary
  2. 2 Aida Garifullina Aida Garifullina Russian lyric soprano (born 1987) Contemporary
  3. 3 Aida Hadzialic Aida Hadzialic Swedish politician (born 1987) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Aida, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Aida?

The median living Aida is about 39 years old. Half of all living Aidas are between 16 and 59 years old.

How many people named Aida are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Aida are alive in the United States, based on 13,782 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Aida mean?

A female given name from Italian in quiet use since the 1870s.

How popular is the name Aida in 2025?

Aida ranked #1,414 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 154 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aida?

13,782 babies have been named Aida in the United States since 1881, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aida most popular?

Aida peaked in 2005, when 243 newborns received the name.

Is Aida a boy or girl name?

Aida is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Aida rising or falling?

Aida is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Aida become more popular?

Aida looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 153 girls named Aida in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Aida?

Well-known people named Aida include Aida Turturro (actor), Aida Garifullina (singer), Aida Hadzialic (politician).

Names like Aida

Names that sound and feel close to Aida: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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