Recorded 1905–1970 Girls' name Peak 1920 925 births

Aldona — girls' name

925 babies named Aldona in U.S. Social Security records since 1905, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s161910s3331920s3601930s901940s291950s641960s281970s5
1920s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Aldona was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

65 babies were named Aldona in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aldona

The Social Security Administration has registered 925 babies named Aldona between 1905 and 1970, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aldona currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 65 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aldona performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 360 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Aldona shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 181 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Aldona in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aldona 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 925 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.

Aldona at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

925

Since 1905

66 years of records

Peak year

1920

65 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1905

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 1970

Aldona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1905

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1920)
65
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
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Aldona by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
360 births that decade — 39% of Aldona's all-time total
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Aldona by state

Where Aldona concentrates geographically — total births since 1905

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Aldona
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
181 19.6%
#2 Illinois
164 17.7%
#3 Massachusetts
98 10.6%
#4 New York
41 4.4%
#5 Connecticut
5 0.5%
Pennsylvania share of Aldona's total US births 19.6%
Even split

181 of 925 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aldona?
925 babies have been named Aldona since 1905. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1920 with 65 births.
When was Aldona most popular?
Aldona was most popular in the 1920s decade with 360 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Aldona most popular?
The top states for the name Aldona are Pennsylvania (181 births), Illinois (164 births), Massachusetts (98 births).
How long has the name Aldona been used?
Aldona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1905, spanning 66 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Aldona?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alda, Alden, Aldine, Aldora, 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, 1905–1970 (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.