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Girl name

Alda

/ˈɑldə/ · 100% girls · last recorded 2023

Alda has been given to about 4,976 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɑldə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,507
Median age today77 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Alda per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1918 · 191
  • Born in 20250
  • All time4,976

How popular is Alda?

Its best year was 1918, when 191 babies were given the name, ranking 491st. The typical living American called Alda is about 77 years old today.

Names that sound like Alda

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ada0.81
  2. Alida0.80
  3. Alma0.75
  4. Aida0.76
  5. Alta0.75
  6. Alva0.75
  7. Alba0.75
  8. Elda0.74

Middle names for Alda

Ranked by flow score
  1. Alda Josephine0.84
  2. Alda Rose0.83
  3. Alda Louise0.83
  4. Alda June0.82
  5. Alda Pearl0.82
  6. Alda Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Alda

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.87
  2. Cleoeither · 0.86
  3. Goldiesister · 0.86
  4. Ilasister · 0.85
  5. Forestbrother · 0.79
  6. Sambrother · 0.78

Where Alda is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Alda White0.78
    2. Alda Reyes0.78
    3. Alda Nguyen0.78
    4. Alda Moore0.78
    5. Alda Lee0.78
    6. Alda Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Alda

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.