Recorded 1922–1981 Girls' name Peak 1947 23 births

Aleita — girls' name

23 babies named Aleita in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111940s71980s5

The verdict

23 girls have been named Aleita since 1922, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1981.

23
total births
1922–1981
years on record
1920s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Aleita was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

7 babies were named Aleita in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aleita

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Aleita between 1922 and 1981, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aleita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aleita performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Aleita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aleita 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 23 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.

Aleita at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

23

Since 1922

60 years of records

Peak year

1947

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1922

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 1981

Aleita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1922

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1947)
7
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1981194719291922 6

Aleita by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 48% of Aleita's all-time total
1920s111940s71980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aleita?
23 babies have been named Aleita since 1922. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1947 with 7 births.
When was Aleita most popular?
Aleita was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
How long has the name Aleita been used?
Aleita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 60 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Aleita?
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, 1922–1981 (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.