Fun Facts About the Name Aide
- More than 2 thousand babies named Aide: U.S. records list 2,009 babies given the name Aide from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Aide Mean?
Aide is a feminine given name used mainly in Spanish-speaking countries. Its meaning is uncertain. It is usually treated as a variant of Aída (Aida), a name of uncertain origin. One common explanation derives Aida from Arabic ʿāʾidah (عائدة), the feminine form of ʿāʾid, meaning "returning" or "visitor." Other explanations have been suggested, but no single derivation is firmly established. The French word aide, meaning "help," and the English noun aide, meaning "assistant," are separate from the given name.
Aide Name History & Origins
The name Aide is found in Spanish-speaking countries, especially Mexico. It is closely related to Aída, the Spanish form of Aida. Aide differs from Aída by its final -e; it is often treated as a variant rather than a distinct name. Giuseppe Verdi's opera Aida, which premiered in Cairo in 1871, is a famous literary use of the related name Aída. The opera's title character is an Ethiopian princess. The opera is not necessarily the earliest record of the name.
In French, aide is an ordinary noun meaning "help" or "assistant," and English borrowed it as aide. Those uses belong to the vocabulary of the two languages, not to the history of the given name Aide.
How Popular is the Name Aide?
Aide has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1996. Its best rank was #1,571 in 1996.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,903 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #6,376 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #11,199 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #8,038 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2021 | #7,634 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2020 | #6,330 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2019 | #8,151 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #7,414 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #7,848 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #5,625 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2015 | #6,460 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2014 | #8,986 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #4,425 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2012 | #4,838 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2011 | #4,570 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2010 | #3,819 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 2009 | #4,484 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2008 | #4,180 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2007 | #3,378 | 49 | 0.0025% |
| 2006 | #3,796 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 2005 | #3,170 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 2004 | #4,173 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2003 | #3,132 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 2002 | #3,196 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 2001 | #3,368 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 2000 | #2,777 | 52 | 0.0029% |
| 1999 | #2,640 | 53 | 0.0030% |
| 1998 | #3,172 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1997 | #2,450 | 53 | 0.0030% |
| 1996 | #1,571 | 100 | 0.0057% |
| 1995 | #2,345 | 56 | 0.0032% |
| 1994 | #2,627 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 1993 | #2,938 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 1992 | #2,513 | 50 | 0.0027% |
| 1991 | #3,370 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1990 | #2,850 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 1989 | #4,020 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1988 | #4,173 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1987 | #3,624 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1986 | #3,648 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1985 | #3,328 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1984 | #3,425 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1983 | #3,065 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1982 | #2,531 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 1981 | #3,068 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 1980 | #2,391 | 40 | 0.0024% |
| 1979 | #2,795 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 1978 | #2,517 | 34 | 0.0022% |
| 1977 | #2,025 | 47 | 0.0031% |
| 1976 | #2,060 | 42 | 0.0029% |
| 1975 | #3,155 | 22 | 0.0015% |
| 1974 | #2,029 | 41 | 0.0028% |
| 1973 | #3,015 | 22 | 0.0015% |
| 1972 | #2,451 | 29 | 0.0019% |
| 1971 | #2,248 | 35 | 0.0021% |
| 1970 | #3,311 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1969 | #2,704 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1968 | #4,780 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #3,485 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1966 | #3,742 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1965 | #3,738 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1964 | #5,476 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #3,461 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1962 | #6,584 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #5,311 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #4,436 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1959 | #4,302 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #4,194 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #4,164 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #5,212 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #4,657 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #4,230 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #4,836 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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