girl's name
Aidah
- Origin Arabic
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 285
Scotland
#933
2020 births
Aidah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Aidah is a name of Arabic origin.
- Peaked in 2021, when 14 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2005.
Aidah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 31 |
| 2010s | 95 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 59 |
How popular is Aidah?
In 2025, Aidah was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Aidah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Aidah is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Aïdah | Aïdah is Aidah written with a diaeresis, used in France, where it ranks #5,437. | 5 |
| A'idah | A'idah is Aidah written with an apostrophe, recorded mostly in England and Wales. | 4 |
Names that peaked alongside Aidah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Aidah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aidah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Aidah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aidah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Aidah
How popular is the name Aidah?
In 2025, Aidah was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Aidah a girl's or a boy's name?
Aidah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Aidah most popular?
Aidah peaked in 2021, when 14 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Aidah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aidah currently ranks #7,286 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.