Alda
Alda is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Germanic
- Icelandic
Meaning & Origin of Alda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alda is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Germanic
- Icelandic
The Story of Alda
Alda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 191 Aldas were born — ranking #491 that year. As of 2026, Alda ranks #13,455 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5K Aldas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Alda
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Alda. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Alda
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About the name Alda
Alda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Alda's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #491. Use the chart and map above to compare Alda's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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