Aida

Aida was the #1,413 girls' name in the US in 2025 (154 babies), and #473 in England & Wales and #1,177 in Canada.

Aida as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Aida as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020IrelandNorthern IrelandEngland & WalesScotlandCanadaUS
Aida as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,413 (154)#473 (84)#539 (5)#397 (3)#239 (18)#1,177 (22)
2024#1,242 (187)#418 (102)#476 (6)—#342 (11)#945 (29)
2023#1,232 (190)#404 (102)#304 (12)—#247 (16)#886 (30)
2022#1,227 (196)#361 (118)#418 (7)#266 (6)#338 (12)#738 (37)
2021#1,284 (179)#343 (138)#652 (4)#350 (4)#258 (17)#997 (27)
2020#1,206 (190)#390 (111)#429 (7)—#275 (15)#880 (31)
2019#1,251 (186)#439 (96)#447 (7)#243 (7)#395 (10)#730 (40)
2018#1,299 (175)#454 (96)#449 (7)#273 (6)#336 (13)#752 (38)
2017#1,379 (167)#589 (72)#666 (4)—#430 (9)#949 (28)
2016#1,241 (196)#655 (64)#798 (3)#353 (4)#419 (10)#949 (28)
2015#1,302 (184)#745 (52)#566 (5)—#494 (8)#1,312 (18)
2014#1,464 (153)#859 (44)———#1,340 (18)
2013#1,479 (150)#1,400 (23)#663 (4)#440 (3)—#1,255 (19)
2012#1,390 (167)#1,253 (26)———#931 (28)
2011#1,509 (147)#1,117 (30)———#1,500 (15)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2005 at #1,004.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1881.

How common is it?

about 1 in 10,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 10,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 3,000uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 3,600uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 6,800uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Aida is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,800 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 8,300 to 1 in 12,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Aida by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #811WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #835MNIllinois: #1,405ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,235NYMassachusetts: #682MAOregon: #619ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,438OHPennsylvania: #813PANew Jersey: #1,168NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,491CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,437NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,533GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,532TXFlorida: #1,325FL
Aida (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#6696
Ontario2024#70817

Aida (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AidaCanadaGirls#1,17722
AidaEngland & WalesGirls#47384
AidaIrelandGirls#23918
AídaIrelandGirls—too few
AidaNorthern IrelandGirls#3973
AidaScotlandGirls#5395
AidaUSGirls#1,413154
AidaUSBoys—too few