Alda
Last seen for girls in 2023 at #13,462 · Last seen for boys in 1921 at #4,322
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1901 · 44 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 4,966since 1880
Alda over time
Rank among girls' names. Alda has never cracked the top 400 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | #13,462 | 6 | — | |
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | #11,427 | 8 | — | |
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | #16,869 | 5 | — | |
| 2011 | #13,347 | 7 | — | |
| 2010 | #14,959 | 6 | — | |
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | #17,636 | 5 | — | |
| 2006 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 | — | |
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | — | |
| 1999 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 | — | |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | — | |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | — | |
| 1995 | #8,079 | 10 | — | |
| 1994 | #7,604 | 11 | — | |
| 1993 | #8,052 | 10 | — | |
| 1992 | #7,512 | 11 | — | |
| 1991 | #6,588 | 13 | — | |
| 1990 | #7,880 | 10 | — | |
| 1989 | #7,449 | 10 | — | |
| 1988 | — | — | ||
| 1987 | #7,987 | 8 | — | |
| 1986 | #6,156 | 11 | — | |
| 1985 | #6,955 | 9 | — | |
| 1984 | #6,291 | 10 | — | |
| 1983 | #5,457 | 12 | — | |
| 1982 | #7,469 | 8 | — | |
| 1981 | #4,344 | 17 | — | |
| 1980 | #6,319 | 10 | — | |
| 1979 | #5,092 | 13 | — | |
| 1978 | #5,214 | 12 | — | |
| 1977 | #6,892 | 8 | — | |
| 1976 | #4,154 | 15 | — | |
| 1975 | #4,370 | 14 | — | |
| 1974 | #5,011 | 11 | — | |
| 1973 | #3,971 | 15 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,976 | 22 | — | |
| 1971 | #3,062 | 22 | — | |
| 1970 | #4,246 | 13 | — | |
| 1969 | #3,774 | 14 | — | |
| 1968 | #2,969 | 19 | — | |
| 1967 | #4,300 | 10 | — | |
| 1966 | #3,040 | 17 | — | |
| 1965 | #3,952 | 11 | — | |
| 1964 | #3,108 | 17 | — | |
| 1963 | #4,019 | 11 | — | |
| 1962 | #3,293 | 15 | — | |
| 1961 | #2,543 | 23 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,307 | 26 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,234 | 26 | — | |
| 1958 | #2,581 | 20 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,028 | 29 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,249 | 24 | — | |
| 1955 | #2,222 | 24 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,987 | 28 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,622 | 37 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,861 | 29 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,583 | 36 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,720 | 30 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,437 | 41 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,439 | 41 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,461 | 41 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,394 | 39 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,292 | 38 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,455 | 31 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,291 | 40 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,438 | 32 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,087 | 46 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,010 | 50 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,102 | 42 | — | |
| 1938 | #992 | 51 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,099 | 42 | — | |
| 1936 | #894 | 58 | — | |
| 1935 | #792 | 73 | — | |
| 1934 | #871 | 61 | — | |
| 1933 | #937 | 53 | — | |
| 1932 | #808 | 71 | — | |
| 1931 | #819 | 69 | — | |
| 1930 | #732 | 92 | — | |
| 1929 | #706 | 98 | — | |
| 1928 | #710 | 99 | — | |
| 1927 | #728 | 97 | — | |
| 1926 | #708 | 105 | — | |
| 1925 | #593 | 148 | — | |
| 1924 | #615 | 148 | — | |
| 1923 | #603 | 145 | — | |
| 1922 | #637 | 132 | — | |
| 1921 | #625 | 139 | #4,322 | 5 |
| 1920 | #633 | 129 | — | |
| 1919 | #581 | 144 | — | |
| 1918 | #491 | 191 | — | |
| 1917 | #532 | 158 | #3,981 | 5 |
| 1916 | #593 | 128 | — | |
| 1915 | #559 | 132 | — | |
| 1914 | #595 | 91 | — | |
| 1913 | #624 | 69 | — | |
| 1912 | #630 | 62 | — | |
| 1911 | #564 | 57 | — | |
| 1910 | #640 | 44 | — | |
| 1909 | #580 | 44 | — | |
| 1908 | #602 | 39 | — | |
| 1907 | #554 | 43 | — | |
| 1906 | #515 | 44 | — | |
| 1905 | #570 | 37 | — | |
| 1904 | #640 | 29 | — | |
| 1903 | #514 | 39 | — | |
| 1902 | #545 | 35 | — | |
| 1901 | #448 | 44 | — | |
| 1900 | #589 | 35 | — | |
| 1899 | #467 | 39 | — | |
| 1898 | #520 | 36 | — | |
| 1897 | #477 | 36 | — | |
| 1896 | #651 | 23 | — | |
| 1895 | #513 | 33 | — | |
| 1894 | #516 | 31 | — | |
| 1893 | #500 | 30 | — | |
| 1892 | #638 | 20 | — | |
| 1891 | #559 | 22 | — | |
| 1890 | #578 | 20 | — | |
| 1889 | #589 | 19 | — | |
| 1888 | #663 | 15 | — | |
| 1887 | #464 | 23 | — | |
| 1886 | #451 | 23 | — | |
| 1885 | #557 | 15 | — | |
| 1884 | #501 | 17 | — | |
| 1883 | #692 | 8 | — | |
| 1882 | #813 | 6 | — | |
| 1881 | #503 | 11 | — | |
| 1880 | #738 | 6 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Alda was already there! It came in at #738, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1988, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Alda is popular in 1918
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#225 · 1 in 1,526
- Connecticut#255 · 1 in 2,938
- Pennsylvania#263 · 1 in 3,212
- Virginia#279 · 1 in 2,467
- New Jersey#358 · 1 in 6,328
Best ever in a state: #215 in Connecticut, 1925.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #225 | 5 | 1 in 1,526 |
| Connecticut | #255 | 5 | 1 in 2,938 |
| Pennsylvania | #263 | 31 | 1 in 3,212 |
| Virginia | #279 | 11 | 1 in 2,467 |
| New Jersey | #358 | 5 | 1 in 6,328 |
| New York | #360 | 20 | 1 in 5,058 |
| Massachusetts | #373 | 6 | 1 in 6,156 |
| Michigan | #405 | 7 | 1 in 5,235 |
| Indiana | #410 | 5 | 1 in 5,192 |
| Ohio | #412 | 9 | 1 in 6,057 |
| North Carolina | #416 | 7 | 1 in 4,845 |
| Missouri | #468 | 6 | 1 in 5,123 |
| Illinois | #511 | 8 | 1 in 7,749 |
| Georgia | #529 | 5 | 1 in 6,866 |
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| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Alda
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2023
- Biggest jump: 235 spots in 1881 (#738 → #503)
- Biggest drop: 310 spots in 1882 (#503 → #813)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1901 at #448 (44 births)
- Births halved by 1958, 57 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 58 yrs · run 1880–1936
- Highest: 1 in 5,440 girls born in 1901 were named Alda (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 267,430 girls born in 2023 (0.00%)
- 25.0% of all girls named Alda (1,240) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 143 | #451 (1886) | #597 |
| 1890s | 290 | #467 (1899) | #542 |
| 1900s | 389 | #448 (1901) | #556 |
| 1910s | 1,076 | #491 (1918) | #581 |
| 1920s | 1,240 | #593 (1925) | #656 |
| 1930s | 612 | #732 (1930) | #905 |
| 1940s | 399 | #1,010 (1940) | #1,330 |
| 1950s | 283 | #1,583 (1951) | #2,009 |
| 1960s | 163 | #2,307 (1960) | #3,331 |
| 1970s | 145 | #2,976 (1972) | #4,499 |
| 1980s | 95 | #4,344 (1981) | #6,492 |
| 1990s | 80 | #6,588 (1991) | #9,675 |
| 2000s | 19 | #11,801 (2000) | #13,948 |
| 2010s | 26 | #11,427 (2018) | #14,151 |
| 2020s | 6 | #13,462 (2023) | #13,462 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Alda in 1918
Top girls' names in 1918
More about 1918
girls
1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 6,061 of them was named Alda, which outranked 91.2% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #487Dovie194
- #489Jaunita193
- #489Louisa193
- #491Alda191
- #491Claudine191
- #491Lucia191
- #494Aurelia188
- #494Elena188
- #496Dortha186
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
- ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
- ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
- ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
- ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.