UK girl's name
Aaidah
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Aaidah is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Aaidah popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5891, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2017, with 4 births.
This profile covers 17 England and Wales registrations across 5 recorded years from 2016 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 75% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 17 living people in the UK are called Aaidah. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Aaidah ranked #5891 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2017, when 4 girls were registered as Aaidah.
- • About 17 living people in the UK are estimated to have Aaidah as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5891
2024
Births in 2024
3
Latest year
Peak year
2017
4 births
Estimated living
17
2026
Popularity
Aaidah over time
The chart below shows babies named Aaidah registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2016 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Aaidah, the clearest high point is 2017. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2024, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aaidah by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Aaidah was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #5398 | 10 | 3 |
| 2010s | #5274 | 7 | 2 |
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- Ava 54,556
- Amy 52,495
- Alice 46,815
- Abigail 45,658
- Amber 31,922
- Anna 27,802
- Alexandra 19,455
- Amelie 18,051
- Abbie 15,971
- Aimee 15,158
- Annabelle 15,120
FAQ
Aaidah: questions and answers
How popular is the name Aaidah in the UK right now?
In 2024, Aaidah was ranked #5891 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Aaidah most popular?
The peak year on record was 2017, with 4 babies registered as Aaidah in England and Wales.
How many people are called Aaidah in the UK?
A total of 17 babies have been registered as Aaidah across the 5 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.