Girls' name · since 1913

Alleta

Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 105 babies named Alleta, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#26,545 of 72,339
all-time among girls
105
born since 1913
1920s
peak decade

Alleta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 105 have been recorded since 1913.

Alleta has 105 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1946.

  • #26,545 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 105 born since 1913
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alleta ranks #26,545 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 105 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.

#26,545 of 72,339
all-time among girls
105
born since 1913
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Alleta's 105 recorded births place it above 63.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Alleta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Alleta's full recorded timeline at 1925, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Alleta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1946

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1917)
11
Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
4681012 1913191719211926193419451946 5

Alleta by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (38 births, 36% of the file).

1920s was Alleta's strongest decade.

38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.

Alleta births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 38 births (36% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alleta? ▼
Alleta has been given to 105 babies in the U.S. since 1913, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #26,545 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1946. 11 babies were born in 1917, its single highest year.
Where does Alleta sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alleta ranks #26,545 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Alleta most popular? ▼
Alleta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Alleta been used? ▼
Records for Alleta go back to 1913, giving 34 years of history through 1946.
What names are similar to Alleta? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Allison, Allyson, Allie, Ally, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Alleta's data

  • Alleta's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (38 total births) through the 1940s (20) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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

Keep exploring Alleta

Nearby Names Like Alleta

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

Allison Girl
#103 319,119 births
Allyson Girl
#1139 53,758 births
Allie Girl
#569 53,251 births
Ally Girl
#2130 10,230 births
Allene Girl
#11955 8,762 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Alleta: 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, 1913–1946 (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 Alleta 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.