Aida
Say it: eye-EE-da
Girl4 letters3 syllables
#239
in Ireland (2025)
#241 with spellings combined
18
babies in 2025
#231
best rank (2020)
176
babies since 2000
Up 256
10-year rank change
Aida through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #241 |
| 2024 | 14 | #298 |
| 2023 | 16 | #248 |
| 2022 | 16 | #269 |
| 2021 | 17 | #259 |
| 2020 | 19 | #231 |
| 2019 | 10 | #393 |
| 2018 | 16 | #276 |
| 2017 | 9 | #432 |
| 2016 | 10 | #422 |
| 2015 | 8 | #497 |
| 2010 | 5 | #666 |
| 2009 | 5 | #641 |
| 2007 | 4 | #704 |
| 2003 | 3 | #655 |
| 2002 | 3 | #620 |
| 2000 | 3 | #536 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0. Spellings with and without fadas are combined; the CSO only recorded fadas from 2018.
★ What does Aida mean?
Uncertain
Uncertain; an Arabic name, and the name of the heroine of Verdi's opera Aida.
Say it right
eyeEEda
Some families say EYE-da or AY-da instead.
The story of Aida
Aida is used in several languages, and its origin is not settled. It is known as an Arabic girls’ name, for which a range of meanings have been suggested, from “returning” to “helper” and “gift”. None of them is certain.
In Europe the name is best known from Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Aida, first staged in 1871, about an Ethiopian princess held captive in Egypt. The Egyptologist who sketched the plot claimed it was an Egyptian name, but that is not proven. The opera has kept it in quiet use in English-speaking countries ever since.
In Ireland Aida first appears in the CSO records in 2000. It has grown slowly, and its best year was 2020, with 19 girls and a place at number 231. In 2025, 18 girls were named Aida. Since 2018 the CSO has also recorded a few girls as Aída with a fada, and those are counted separately.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Aida (English proper noun)
- Wikipedia: Aida (given name)
- CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
At a glance
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Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Aida | 18 | 162 |
| Aída | under 3 | 14 |
In Northern Ireland
#397 in 2025 with 3 babies. Best rank #243 (2019); 33 babies since 2013.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.