Recorded 1949–2012 Girls' name Peak 1970 877 births

Alonda — girls' name

877 babies named Alonda in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s581960s1801970s2511980s1661990s1372000s712010s8
1970s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Alonda was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

39 babies were named Alonda in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alonda

The Social Security Administration has registered 877 babies named Alonda between 1949 and 2012, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alonda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alonda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 251 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Alonda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Alonda in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alonda 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 877 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.

Alonda at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

877

Since 1949

64 years of records

Peak year

1970

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1949

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2012

Alonda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1949

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1970)
39
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
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Alonda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
251 births that decade — 29% of Alonda's all-time total
1940s61950s581960s1801970s2511980s1661990s1372000s712010s8

Alonda by state

Where Alonda concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Alonda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
18 2.1%
#2 Louisiana
16 1.8%
#3 Illinois
10 1.1%
#4 Ohio
6 0.7%
#5 Michigan
5 0.6%
#6 New York
5 0.6%
California share of Alonda's total US births 2.1%
Even split

18 of 877 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alonda?
877 babies have been named Alonda since 1949. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1970 with 39 births.
When was Alonda most popular?
Alonda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 251 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Alonda most popular?
The top states for the name Alonda are California (18 births), Louisiana (16 births), Illinois (10 births).
How long has the name Alonda been used?
Alonda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 64 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Alonda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alondra, Alora, Alona, Alonna, 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, 1949–2012 (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.