Girls' name · since 1899
Aldora
Since 1899, U.S. Social Security records show 515 babies named Aldora, peaking in 1926. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,618 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 515
- born since 1899
- 1920s
- peak decade
Aldora is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 515 have been recorded since 1899.
Social Security Administration records show Aldora recorded 515 times among girls since 1899, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 2022.
- #11,618 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 515 born since 1899
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aldora ranks #11,618 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 515 born since 1899, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,618 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 515
- born since 1899
- 1920s
- peak decade
Aldora's 515 recorded births place it above 83.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Aldora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aldora's full recorded timeline at 1931, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1899, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aldora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–2022
- Peak year (1926)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 124 years of records
Aldora by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (151 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Aldora's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Aldora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 32
1900s
32 births
- 1910s
1910s
114 births
- 1920s
1920s
151 births
- 1930s
1930s
77 births
- 1940s 49
1940s
49 births
- 1950s 45
1950s
45 births
- 1960s 25
1960s
25 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 151 births (29% of all-time use).
How Aldora compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Aldora's total volume
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What to do with Aldora's data
- Aldora's decade-level peak was the 1920s (151 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Aldora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~123 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, 1899–2022 (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 Aldora 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.