US rank #1243 Girls' name Peak 2005 13,624 births

Aida — #1243 US girls' name

13,624 babies named Aida in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s351890s961900s1211910s4221920s6301930s5111940s6091950s15301960s17501970s15271980s11751990s10502000s15472010s16792020s942
#1243
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 93% of names given to girls today.

1960s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Aida was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

243 babies were named Aida in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aida

The Social Security Administration has registered 13,624 babies named Aida between 1881 and 2024, spanning 144 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aida currently holds the #1243 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 243 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aida performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 1,750 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Aida shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 2,998 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Aida in 31 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aida in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 13,624 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aida at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

13,624

Since 1881

144 years of records

Peak year

2005

243 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#1,243

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1881

Recorded for 144 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aida popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1881

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
243
Annual births at peak — across 144 years of records
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Aida popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1986 (Aida as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1986 5

Aida by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
1,750 births that decade — 13% of Aida's all-time total
1880s351890s961900s1211910s4221920s6301930s5111940s6091950s15301960s17501970s15271980s11751990s10502000s15472010s16792020s942

Aida by state

Where Aida concentrates geographically — total births since 1881

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aida
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
2,998 22.0%
#2 California
2,103 15.4%
#3 Texas
2,095 15.4%
#4 New Jersey
575 4.2%
#5 Illinois
545 4.0%
#6 Florida
403 3.0%
#7 Pennsylvania
331 2.4%
#8 Massachusetts
222 1.6%
New York share of Aida's total US births 22.0%
Even split

2,998 of 13,624 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.

Aida appears in 31 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aida?
13,624 babies have been named Aida since 1881. It currently ranks #1243 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 243 births.
When was Aida most popular?
Aida was most popular in the 1960s decade with 1,750 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Aida most popular?
The top states for the name Aida are New York (2,998 births), California (2,103 births), Texas (2,095 births).
How long has the name Aida been used?
Aida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1881, spanning 144 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aida?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aidan, Aiden, Aide, Aidyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1881–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.