Girls' name · since 1942
Alenda
Since 1942, U.S. Social Security records show 55 babies named Alenda, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,795 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1942
- 1970s
- peak decade
55 girls have been named Alenda since 1942, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Alenda recorded 55 times among girls since 1942, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 1977.
- #33,795 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 55 born since 1942
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alenda ranks #33,795 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1942, peaking in the 1970s.
- #33,795 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1942
- 1970s
- peak decade
Alenda's 55 recorded births place it above 52.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Alenda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alenda splits its recorded history at 1973: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1942 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alenda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1977
- Peak year (1970)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Alenda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (45 births, 82% of the file).
1970s was Alenda's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Alenda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 45 births (82% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alenda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1942–1977 (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 Alenda 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.