Recorded 1901–1948 Girls' name Peak 1915 68 births

Alletta — girls' name

68 babies named Alletta in U.S. Social Security records since 1901, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s61910s141920s321930s111940s5
1920s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Alletta was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

9 babies were named Alletta in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alletta

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Alletta between 1901 and 1948, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alletta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alletta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Alletta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alletta 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 68 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.

Alletta at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

68

Since 1901

48 years of records

Peak year

1915

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1901

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1948

Alletta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1901

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1915)
9
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
45678910 19481936193219271926192419221921191519141901 6

Alletta by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
32 births that decade — 47% of Alletta's all-time total
1900s61910s141920s321930s111940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alletta?
68 babies have been named Alletta since 1901. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1915 with 9 births.
When was Alletta most popular?
Alletta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Alletta been used?
Alletta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1901, spanning 48 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Alletta?
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.

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, 1901–1948 (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.