Given name & surname · also French, English
Aida
“one who is wealthy; prosperous”·“one who is helpful”·“a returning visitor”
Aida is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who is wealthy; prosperous”, “one who is helpful”, and “a returning visitor”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Original FrenchAïda
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who is wealthy; prosperous”, “one who is helpful”, and “a returning visitor”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with English, French, and Arabic naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Aida is a variant of Ada. The history of Ada gives this family its wider story. Past bearers associated with Ada include a 7th-century abbess of Saint-Julien-des-Prés at Le Mans.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Aida through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13,782
- 5 boys · 13,777 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 243 babies
- 2025
- 154
- #1,414 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −1%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 154 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,414 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 0.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 243 in 2005. In 2025, California and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (15 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 33,710 as a first name in 2020; 150 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aida’s family of names
In English usage, Aida has a related form in Ada. Aida has a related form in Aidee. Aida has a related form in Ayda.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Aida has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
10 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Adavariant · English
- Aydavariant
- Aydahvariant
- Aidahvariant
- Aidiavariant
- Aideevariant
- Aiddalikely variant
- Aaidavariant
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Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Aïdaalso known as · French, Catalan
- Adeleequivalent
- Idaequivalent
- Adelaidaequivalent
- Heiðaequivalent
- АидаRussian
- Spanishequivalent
- Aídaalso known as · Catalan, Spanish
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People named Aida
- Aida GarifullinaRussian opera singerborn 1987
- Aida TurturroAmerican actressborn 1962
- Aida HadžialićSwedish politicianborn 1987
- Aida ShanayevaRussian foil fencerborn 1986
- Aida Touma-SuleimanPalestinian politician, member of Israeli Knessetborn 1964
- Aida FolchSpanish actressborn 1986
- Aida MohamedHungarian foil fencerborn 1976
- Aida El-KashefEgyptian actressborn 1988
- Aida ImanguliyevaAzerbaijani academic (1939–1992)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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