Aleta
Aleta was the 15044th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1947, when it ranked 511th with 262 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,020 places. More babies were named Aleta in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #15,044 girls, down 7,056 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1947262 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,446babies recorded
Aleta popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,044 | 5 |
| 2020 | #7,988 | 13 |
| 2010 | #10,483 | 10 |
| 2000 | #6,498 | 16 |
| 1990 | #4,125 | 24 |
| 1980 | #1,936 | 55 |
| 1970 | #1,526 | 64 |
| 1960 | #874 | 141 |
| 1950 | #626 | 183 |
| 1940 | #1,637 | 23 |
| 1930 | #1,661 | 23 |
| 1920 | #1,120 | 45 |
| 1910 | #1,937 | 7 |
| 1900 | #1,322 | 9 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Aleta, counting every spelling?
Aleta is a spelling of Alita, a name family that had 86 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 86 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alita | 81 | #2,257 | 508 |
| Aleta | 5 | #15,044 | 44 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Aleta?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aleta (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Aleta born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aleta.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aleta?
About 4,400 people born in the US named Aleta are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 51 and 74. That makes Aleta a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Aleta: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aleta, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Aleta
How popular is the name Aleta?
Aleta was the 15044th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1947, when it ranked 511th with 262 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,020 places. More babies were named Aleta in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Aleta a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Aleta in the US.