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Aida

Meaning: Uncertain; possibly happy
Origin: Uncertain — Made famous by Verdi's 1871 opera Aida, possibly of Arabic origin

Girl's name · #1414 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Aida reached its best rank, #668, in 1954 and ranked #1414 in 2025. About 14,000 girls have carried it since 1881.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#157 in Italy (2024) · #237 in Norway (2025) · #239 in Ireland (2025) · #371 in France (2025) · #381 in Poland (2025) · #397 in N. Ireland (2025) · #460 in Sweden (2025) · #464 in Ecuador (2025) · #473 in England & Wales (2025) · #539 in Scotland (2025) · #567 in Austria (2025) · #578 in Switzerland (2025) and 7 more.

Famous Aidas

Aida Garifullina — Russian opera singer (born 1987)
Aida Turturro — American actress (born 1962)
Aída Quilcué — Colombian indigenous leader and politician (born 1973)
Aida Touma-Sliman — Palestinian politician, member of Israeli Knesset (born 1964)
Aida Osman — American actor and comedian (born 1997)

In stories & tradition

Aída García^es — Aída (Spanish-language TV series)
Aida — Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War (video game)
Aida Hosny — The Box of Ptah (comics)

What Aidas become

Among 507 notable people named Aida:

Entertainers appear 1.9× more often than among typical names — e.g. Aida Garifullina, Russian opera singer (born 1987).

Similar names: Ayda · Roxanna · Ayesha · Vayda · Roxanne · Hinda

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