Girls' name · since 1913
Aldena
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 288 babies named Aldena, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,260 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 288
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
288 girls have been named Aldena since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Aldena has 288 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1959.
- #16,260 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 288 born since 1913
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aldena ranks #16,260 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 288 born since 1913, peaking in the 1910s.
- #16,260 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 288
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Aldena's 288 recorded births place it above 77.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Missouri.
Aldena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aldena splits its recorded history at 1929: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aldena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1959
- Peak year (1916)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Aldena by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (103 births, 36% of the file).
1910s was Aldena's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Aldena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
103 births
- 1920s
1920s
96 births
- 1930s 39
1930s
39 births
- 1940s 39
1940s
39 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 103 births (36% of all-time use).
Aldena by state
Where Aldena concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Missouri | | 6 | 2.1% |
6 of 288 births nationwide.
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What to do with Aldena's data
- Aldena's decade-level peak was the 1910s (103 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Missouri records the most Aldenas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Missouri names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aldena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–1959 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aldena draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.