The first name Aida
A girl’s name from Italian.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Italian origin
Borrowed from Italian Aida, made famous by Giuseppe Verdi's opera Aida, which premiered in 1871.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 84 girls were named Aida, making it the 473rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2021, with 138 births (#343).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Aida with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Aida at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 154 girls born in the United States were named Aida, the 1,414th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2005, when 243 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Aida in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Aida in Italian and Polish too.
Famous people named Aida
18 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Aida TurturroAmerican actress, born 1962
- Aida ImanguliyevaAzerbaijani academic (1939–1992)
- Aida El-KashefEgyptian actress, born 1988
- Aida de AcostaAmerican aviator, 1884–1962
- Aida BegićBosnian film director and screenwriter, born 1976
- Aída QuilcuéColombian indigenous leader and politician, born 1973
- Aida MulunehEthiopian photographer and contemporary artist (born 1974)
- Aída BortnikArgentine screenwriter (1938-2013)
- Aída dos SantosBrazilian athlete, born 1937
- Aida Overton WalkerAmerican vaudeville performer (1880-1914)
- Aida AbdullayevaAzerbaijani harpist (1922-2009)
- Aida PierceActress from Mexico, born 1956
More Italian girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Aida mean?
- Borrowed from Italian Aida, made famous by Giuseppe Verdi's opera Aida, which premiered in 1871.
- What is the origin of the name Aida?
- Borrowed from Italian Aida, made famous by Giuseppe Verdi's opera Aida, which premiered in 1871.
- How popular is the name Aida?
- In 2025, 84 girls born in England and Wales were named Aida, ranking 473rd. Its peak was 2021, with 138 births.
- Is Aida a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 13,782 US babies named Aida since 1880 were girls.
- When was Aida most popular?
- 2005 in the United States, when 243 babies were named Aida, its highest rank at 1,004th.