Alameda — girls' name
31 babies named Alameda in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
31 girls have been named Alameda since 1916, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1940.
- 31
- total births
- 1916–1940
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 61%
- born in that decade
61% of everyone ever named Alameda was born in this single decade.
9 babies were named Alameda in 1922 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Alameda
The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Alameda between 1916 and 1940, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alameda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Alameda performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Alameda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Alameda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 31 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Alameda at a glance
Last recorded 1940Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Alameda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1916
- Peak year (1922)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1940.
31 total births across 25 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1922 with 9 births in a single year.
Alameda by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 19 births that decade — 61% of Alameda's all-time total
Alameda decade highlights
- Peak decade 19 births
- Runner-up 7 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Alameda's strongest decade
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 61% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–1940 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.