Aletta
Aletta is a Dutch feminine given name, related to Alida, Adelheid and Adelaide. Alette is a variant form that is also used in Norway.
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Aletta
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aletta is a Dutch feminine given name, related to Alida, Adelheid and Adelaide. Alette is a variant form that is also used in Norway.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Dutch
The Story of Aletta
Aletta first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1892, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1935: 37 births, good for #1,162 nationwide. As of 2026, Aletta ranks #4,063 for baby girls with 35 births, rising sharply (+60% over the past five years). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Aletta
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About the name Aletta
Aletta is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1892 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Aletta's peak popularity came in 1935 when it ranked #1,162. Use the chart and map above to compare Aletta'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.