Alida
Alida was the 4991st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 403rd; the most babies were born in 1917 (64). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3 places. More babies were named Alida in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,991 girls, down 104 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 26girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191764 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,650babies recorded
Alida popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,991 | 26 |
| 2020 | #4,887 | 26 |
| 2010 | #5,425 | 25 |
| 2000 | #3,593 | 36 |
| 1990 | #3,626 | 29 |
| 1980 | #2,603 | 36 |
| 1970 | #2,121 | 38 |
| 1960 | #1,697 | 44 |
| 1950 | #1,496 | 38 |
| 1940 | #1,518 | 26 |
| 1930 | #1,128 | 43 |
| 1920 | #1,257 | 37 |
| 1910 | #812 | 28 |
| 1900 | #706 | 26 |
| 1890 | #570 | 21 |
| 1880 | #403 | 17 |
How popular is Alida, counting every spelling?
Alida is the most common spelling of a name family that had 26 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 26 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alida | 26 | #4,991 | 131 |
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 Alida?
26 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alida (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Alida 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 323 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alida.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alida?
About 2,700 people born in the US named Alida are alive today, with a median age of 45; half are between 24 and 66. That makes Alida mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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 Alida: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alida, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Alida
How popular is the name Alida?
Alida was the 4991st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 403rd; the most babies were born in 1917 (64). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3 places. More babies were named Alida in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Alida a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Alida in the US.