How Many People Are Named Aida?
An estimated 10,531 people in the United States have the first name Aida. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Aida peaked in popularity in 2005 with 243 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Aida as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Aida paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
10,531
About 1 in 32,547 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
2005
243 births
Total Registered
13,629
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Aida
Aida is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 13,629 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Aida as a male name
Ranked #6,742 in 1986
5 male births in 1986
Peak: 1986 (5 births)
Aida as a female name
Ranked #1,242 in 2024
187 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (243 births)
Aida: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Aida span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,750 babies were registered. While Aida is less common than at its peak in the 1960s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Aida by Decade
How has Aida tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Aida by State
Birth registrations for Aida span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Louisiana, Kentucky. On average, about 328 Aidas were registered per state.
Aida + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Aida as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Aida
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Aida: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aida?
We estimate approximately 10,531 people named Aida are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 32,547 Americans share this first name.
Is Aida a common name?
Aida is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 13,629 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Aida most popular?
Aida reached peak popularity in 2005, when 243 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Aida is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Aida a female name?
Aida is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Aida Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Aida Smith, Aida Johnson, Aida Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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