Aleida
Aleida is a female given name. It, like the Dutch name Alida and their variations – Aleid, Aleide, Aleidis, Aleijd, Aleyda, etc. – is derived from the Germanic Adelheid. The medieval names are often translated to Adelayde or Alice in English.
Meaning & Origin of Aleida
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aleida is a female given name. It, like the Dutch name Alida and their variations – Aleid, Aleide, Aleidis, Aleijd, Aleyda, etc. – is derived from the Germanic Adelheid. The medieval names are often translated to Adelayde or Alice in English.
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The Story of Aleida
Aleida first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1918, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 79 Aleidas were born — ranking #2,313 that year. As of 2026, Aleida ranks #2,498 for baby girls with 71 births, rising sharply (+22% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Aleidas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Aleida
Aleida is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Aleida's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #2,014. Use the chart and map above to compare Aleida'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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