Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Aida

Gender

Female

Origin

Arabic
Joyful
English
Wealthy
Italian
Reward, happy, helper; Aida is one who brings benefits and advantages, and was the Prophet Mohammed''s favorite wife. Verdi''s opera bears the same name and is an epic classic tale of love, loyalty, betrayal and courage. It tells of the love triangle between Aida, Amneris, and the soldier they both love.

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Aida

Pronunciation

a(i)-da

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1986 (rank #6712, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #1004, 243 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1413, 154 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–154
2024–187
2023–190
2022–196
2021–179
2020–190
2019–186
2018–175
2017–167
2016–196

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #343, 138 births); most recent 2025 (rank #473, 84 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202584
2024102
2023102
2022118
2021138
2020111
201996
201896
201772
201664

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #352, 163 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023163
2022150
2021151
2020135
2019120
2018108
2017111
2016129
2015107
2014120

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #231, 19 births); most recent 2025 (rank #241, 18 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202518
202414
202316
202216
202117
202019
201910
201816
20179
201610

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #304, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #539, 5 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20255
20246
202312
20227
20214
20207
20197
20187
20174
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #243, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #397, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20253
2024–
2023–
20226
20214
2020–
20197
20186
2017–
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #416, 9 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
20189
2017–
2016–
20158
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence