Girls' name · since 1892

Aletta

Since 1892, U.S. Social Security records show 1,111 babies named Aletta, peaking in 1935. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#6,971 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,564 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,111
born since 1892
2010s
peak decade

1,111 babies have been named Aletta since 1892, making it today's #5564 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aletta has been recorded 1,111 times among girls since 1892, currently ranked #5564 nationally and more common than 68% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 2025.

  • #6,971 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #5,564 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,111 born since 1892
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aletta ranks #6,971 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,564 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,111 born since 1892, peaking in the 2010s.

#6,971 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,564 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,111
born since 1892
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%67.8%
Aletta vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Aletta's 1,111 recorded births place it above 90.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Missouri.

How Aletta compares

1,111 Top 30% higher than 70% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Aletta's all-time total is 195% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Aletta Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,111 376 567,345
Peak-year births 37 21 19,840

Aletta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Aletta splits its recorded history at 1958: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1892 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1935 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Aletta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1935)
37
Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
010203040 189219211934194719601974199420172025 22

Aletta by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (142 births, 13% of the file).

2010s was Aletta's strongest decade.

142 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.

Aletta births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 142 births (13% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Aletta compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Aletta's total volume

Aletta vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10%12%14% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -37, 6.9%-36, 7.1%-24, 8.3%-39, 6.8%-29, 6.6%-35, 6%-32, 5.6%-39, 5.1%-106, 3.8%-60, 4.9%-29, 8.5%-68, 5.6%-30, 7.4%-80, 4.5%-26, 11.8%Aletta-134, 3.3%Aletta
Aletta vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

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 1,111 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aletta? ▼
1,111 babies have been named Aletta since 1892. All-time, it sits at #6,971 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #5,564 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1935 with 37 births.
Where does Aletta sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aletta ranks #6,971 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,564 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
Records for Aletta go back to 1892, giving 134 years of history through 2025.
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.

What to do with Aletta's data

  • Aletta's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (142 total births) through the 2020s (137) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Missouri records the most Alettas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Missouri names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Aletta

Nearby Names Like Aletta

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Aletta

Alexis Girl
#554 344,557 births
Alexandra Girl
#238 245,451 births
Alexa Girl
#1029 131,551 births
Alexandria Girl
#474 104,548 births
Alejandra Girl
#604 54,015 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Aletta

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Gracy #5565
1,604 births · Peak 2007
Lovey #5562
859 births · Peak 1925
Ysabel #5566
1,498 births · Peak 1998
Audie #5561
2,436 births · Peak 1916
Dea #5567
1,825 births · Peak 1963
Viva #5560
3,605 births · Peak 1921
Warren #5568
984 births · Peak 1929

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Aletta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1892–2025 (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 Aletta 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.