US rank #4108 Girls' name Peak 1935 1,089 births

Aletta — #4108 US girls' name

1,089 babies named Aletta in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s201900s51910s661920s1051930s1391940s1221950s991960s811970s1001980s511990s162000s282010s1422020s115
#4108
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Aletta was born in this single decade.

1935
Single peak year

37 babies were named Aletta in 1935 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aletta

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,089 babies named Aletta between 1892 and 2024, spanning 133 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aletta currently holds the #4108 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aletta performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 142 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Aletta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Missouri, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arkansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Aletta in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aletta 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 1,089 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.

Aletta at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,089

Since 1892

133 years of records

Peak year

1935

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,108

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1892

Recorded for 133 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aletta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1892

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1935)
37
Annual births at peak — across 133 years of records
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Aletta by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
142 births that decade — 13% of Aletta's all-time total
1890s201900s51910s661920s1051930s1391940s1221950s991960s811970s1001980s511990s162000s282010s1422020s115

Aletta by state

Where Aletta concentrates geographically — total births since 1892

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Aletta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Missouri
11 1.0%
#2 Texas
10 0.9%
#3 Arkansas
8 0.7%
#4 Oklahoma
7 0.6%
Missouri share of Aletta's total US births 1.0%
Even split

11 of 1,089 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aletta?
1,089 babies have been named Aletta since 1892. It currently ranks #4108 among girls. The peak year was 1935 with 37 births.
When was Aletta most popular?
Aletta was most popular in the 2010s decade with 142 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
Where is Aletta most popular?
The top states for the name Aletta are Missouri (11 births), Texas (10 births), Arkansas (8 births).
How long has the name Aletta been used?
Aletta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1892, spanning 133 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aletta?
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.

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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, 1892–2024 (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.