girl's name

Alda

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 5,496

Alda is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2023 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1918, when 191 babies were given the name.
  • After peaking in the 1910s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Alda over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

1,245
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Alda by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 143
1890s 290
1900s 389
1910s 1,081
1920s 1,245
1930s 612
1940s 399
1950s 283
1960s 163
1970s 145
1980s 95
1990s 80
2000s 19
2010s 26
2020s (to 2023) 6

How popular is Alda?

In 2023, Alda was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Alda is used

France #6,259 5 in 2024
United States #14,009 6 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Alda

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Alda also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alda over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Alda

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alda — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Alda

How popular is the name Alda?

In 2023, Alda was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Alda a girl's or a boy's name?

Alda is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Alda?

Alda has 2 syllables.

When was Alda most popular?

Alda peaked in 1918, when 191 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1910s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.