Recorded 1959–1979 Girls' name Peak 1959 17 births

Aleata — girls' name

17 babies named Aleata in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61970s11

The verdict

17 girls have been named Aleata since 1959, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1979.

17
total births
1959–1979
years on record
1970s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Aleata was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

6 babies were named Aleata in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aleata

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Aleata between 1959 and 1979, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aleata currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aleata performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Aleata shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aleata 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 17 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.

Aleata at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

17

Since 1959

21 years of records

Peak year

1959

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1959

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1979

Aleata popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1959

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1959)
6
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.5 197919761959 6

Aleata by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 65% of Aleata's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aleata?
17 babies have been named Aleata since 1959. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1959 with 6 births.
When was Aleata most popular?
Aleata was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Aleata been used?
Aleata has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 21 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Aleata?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alexis, Alexandra, Alexa, Alexandria, 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, 1959–1979 (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.