Aida is a moderately popular girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #473 in 2025 with 84 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2021 with 138 births ranking #343. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 1,100.0%. In 2025, approximately 1 in every 3,015 girls born was named Aida. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
Aida is generally treated as an Arabic-rooted name through Ayda, carrying the sense of someone returning or visiting. The short, lyrical form has helped it travel easily across many languages.
The name became widely familiar in Europe through Verdi's opera Aida, first performed in 1871. That literary and musical use helped turn an Arabic form into an internationally recognised girls' name.