US rank #6414 Girls' name Peak 1996 1,996 births

Aide — #6414 US girls' name

1,996 babies named Aide in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s541960s1131970s3221980s2741990s5102000s4242010s2282020s71
#6414
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 64% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Aide was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

100 babies were named Aide in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aide

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,996 babies named Aide between 1951 and 2024, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aide currently holds the #6414 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 100 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aide performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 510 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Aide shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 697 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Aide in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aide 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 1,996 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.

Aide at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,996

Since 1951

74 years of records

Peak year

1996

100 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#6,414

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1951

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aide popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1951

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
100
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
050100150 202420152006199719881979197019611951 6

Aide by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
510 births that decade — 26% of Aide's all-time total
1950s541960s1131970s3221980s2741990s5102000s4242010s2282020s71

Aide by state

Where Aide concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Aide
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
697 34.9%
#2 Texas
560 28.1%
#3 Illinois
33 1.7%
#4 Arizona
7 0.4%
#5 Florida
5 0.3%
#6 New York
5 0.3%
California share of Aide's total US births 34.9%
Even split

697 of 1,996 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aide?
1,996 babies have been named Aide since 1951. It currently ranks #6414 among girls. The peak year was 1996 with 100 births.
When was Aide most popular?
Aide was most popular in the 1990s decade with 510 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Aide most popular?
The top states for the name Aide are California (697 births), Texas (560 births), Illinois (33 births).
How long has the name Aide been used?
Aide has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 74 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aide?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aida, Aidan, Aiden, 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, 1951–2024 (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.