girl's name
Aletta
- Origin Dutch
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,133
Aletta is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Aletta is a name of Dutch origin.
- Peaked in 1935, when 37 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1930s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 150,716 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1892.
Aletta over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 20 |
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 66 |
| 1920s | 105 |
| 1930s | 139 |
| 1940s | 122 |
| 1950s | 99 |
| 1960s | 81 |
| 1970s | 100 |
| 1980s | 51 |
| 1990s | 16 |
| 2000s | 28 |
| 2010s | 142 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 137 |
How popular is Aletta?
In 2025, Aletta was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Aletta is used
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 Aletta
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Aletta also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aletta over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Aletta
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aletta — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Aletta
How popular is the name Aletta?
In 2025, Aletta was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Aletta a girl's or a boy's name?
Aletta is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Aletta most popular?
Aletta peaked in 1935, when 37 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1930s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Aletta a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aletta currently ranks #5,473 in the United States. After peaking in the 1930s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.