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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Alda

Alda was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 448th; the most babies were born in 1918 (191). More babies were named Alda in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1918191 babies
Total since 1880
4,976babies recorded

Alda popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few boys are given the name too: 10 since 1917.

YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#15,0356
2000#11,8527
1990#7,89010
1980#6,32810
1970#4,24613
1960#2,30826
1950#1,72130
1940#1,01050
1930#73292
1920#633129
1910#64044
1900#58935
1890#57920
1880#7416

How popular is Alda, counting every spelling?

Alda has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Alda?

About 1,100 people born in the US named Alda are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 51 and 80. That makes Alda a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Alda by state

How common Alda was among girls born in each state in 1916–1920, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (2.2×), North Carolina (2.0×). In 32 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesND0.13Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesIL0.10Michigan: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesMI0.07New York: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesNY0.13Massachusetts: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMA0.06Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIA0.05Indiana: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIN0.04Ohio: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesOH0.13Pennsylvania: 0.29 per 1,000 babiesPA0.29New Jersey: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.03Connecticut: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesCT0.14Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesCA0.16Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesMO0.07Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesWV0.06Virginia: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesVA0.14Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTN0.04North Carolina: 0.27 per 1,000 babiesNC0.27South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesGA0.06Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTX0.05Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Alda, girls, 1916–1920. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Alda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alda, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Alda

How popular is the name Alda?

Alda was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 448th; the most babies were born in 1918 (191). More babies were named Alda in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Alda a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Alda in the US.

Where was Alda most popular?

In 1916–1920, Alda was most common in Pennsylvania (0.29 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Carolina and California.