Alenda — girls' name
55 babies named Alenda in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
55 girls have been named Alenda since 1942, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1977.
- 55
- total births
- 1942–1977
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 82%
- born in that decade
82% of everyone ever named Alenda was born in this single decade.
8 babies were named Alenda in 1970 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Alenda
The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Alenda between 1942 and 1977, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alenda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Alenda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Alenda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Alenda 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 55 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.
Alenda at a glance
Last recorded 1977Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Alenda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1942
- Peak year (1970)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1977.
55 total births across 36 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1970 with 8 births in a single year.
Alenda by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 45 births that decade — 82% of Alenda's all-time total
Alenda decade highlights
- Peak decade 45 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Alenda's strongest decade
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 82% of all-time use.
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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, 1942–1977 (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.