Recorded 1913–1959 Girls' name Peak 1916 288 births

Aldena — girls' name

288 babies named Aldena in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s1031920s961930s391940s391950s11
1910s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Aldena was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

43 babies were named Aldena in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aldena

The Social Security Administration has registered 288 babies named Aldena between 1913 and 1959, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aldena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aldena performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Aldena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Missouri, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Aldena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aldena 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 288 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.

Aldena at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

288

Since 1913

47 years of records

Peak year

1916

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1913

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1959

Aldena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1913

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1916)
43
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
01020304050 19591947193619301925192119171913 5

Aldena by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
103 births that decade — 36% of Aldena's all-time total
1910s1031920s961930s391940s391950s11

Aldena by state

Where Aldena concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Aldena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Missouri
6 2.1%
Missouri share of Aldena's total US births 2.1%

6 of 288 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aldena?
288 babies have been named Aldena since 1913. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1916 with 43 births.
When was Aldena most popular?
Aldena was most popular in the 1910s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Aldena most popular?
The top states for the name Aldena are Missouri (6 births).
How long has the name Aldena been used?
Aldena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 47 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Aldena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alda, Alden, Aldona, Aldine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1913–1959 (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.