Aida is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #1379 in 2017 with 167 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2005 with 243 births ranking #1004. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 72.2%. In 2017, approximately 1 in every 10,335 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.