Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Alda

#2,484 most common girls' name of all time · #4,223 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2023

Rank among girls
#2,484
Rank overall
#4,223 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
126 of 146
All-time
4,976
Since 2016
14
Peak year
1918 #492
Best rank
#449 1901
Girls Boys peak 191/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Alda is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2023 6 — 6 #13,479
2018 8 — 8 #11,438
2012 5 — 5 #16,879
2011 7 — 7 #13,358
2010 6 — 6 #14,970
2007 5 — 5 #17,655
2003 7 — 7 #12,421
2000 7 — 7 #11,816
1998 5 — 5 #14,140
1997 5 — 5 #13,738
1996 5 — 5 #13,535
1995 10 — 10 #8,088
1994 11 — 11 #7,610
1993 10 — 10 #8,063
1992 11 — 11 #7,523
1991 13 — 13 #6,591
1990 10 — 10 #7,889
1989 10 — 10 #7,464
1987 8 — 8 #7,995
1986 11 — 11 #6,161
1985 9 — 9 #6,966
1984 10 — 10 #6,302
1983 12 — 12 #5,464
1982 8 — 8 #7,483
1981 17 — 17 #4,349
1980 10 — 10 #6,334
1979 13 — 13 #5,101
1978 12 — 12 #5,220
1977 8 — 8 #6,907
1976 15 — 15 #4,161
1975 14 — 14 #4,374
1974 11 — 11 #5,027
1973 15 — 15 #3,980
1972 22 — 22 #2,980
1971 22 — 22 #3,065
1970 13 — 13 #4,255
1969 14 — 14 #3,782
1968 19 — 19 #2,974
1967 10 — 10 #4,309
1966 17 — 17 #3,043
1965 11 — 11 #3,959
1964 17 — 17 #3,117
1963 11 — 11 #4,027
1962 15 — 15 #3,297
1961 23 — 23 #2,547
1960 26 — 26 #2,312
1959 26 — 26 #2,237
1958 20 — 20 #2,584
1957 29 — 29 #2,034
1956 24 — 24 #2,256
1955 24 — 24 #2,226
1954 28 — 28 #1,990
1953 37 — 37 #1,623
1952 29 — 29 #1,863
1951 36 — 36 #1,586
1950 30 — 30 #1,723
1949 41 — 41 #1,440
1948 41 — 41 #1,441
1947 41 — 41 #1,462
1946 39 — 39 #1,398
1945 38 — 38 #1,297
1944 31 — 31 #1,462
1943 40 — 40 #1,294
1942 32 — 32 #1,441
1941 46 — 46 #1,089
1940 50 — 50 #1,013
1939 42 — 42 #1,113
1938 51 — 51 #993
1937 42 — 42 #1,103
1936 58 — 58 #895
1935 73 — 73 #794
1934 61 — 61 #873
1933 53 — 53 #938
1932 71 — 71 #810
1931 69 — 69 #822
1930 92 — 92 #732
1929 98 — 98 #708
1928 99 — 99 #712
1927 97 — 97 #729
1926 105 — 105 #710
1925 148 — 148 #595
1924 148 — 148 #617
1923 145 — 145 #605
1922 132 — 132 #637
1921 139 5 144 #625
1920 129 — 129 #634
1919 144 — 144 #583
1918 191 — 191 #492
1917 158 5 163 #532
1916 128 — 128 #594
1915 132 — 132 #561
1914 91 — 91 #597
1913 69 — 69 #625
1912 62 — 62 #630
1911 57 — 57 #567
1910 44 — 44 #642
1909 44 — 44 #585
1908 39 — 39 #608
1907 43 — 43 #558
1906 44 — 44 #522
1905 37 — 37 #575
1904 29 — 29 #645
1903 39 — 39 #518
1902 35 — 35 #553
1901 44 — 44 #449
1900 35 — 35 #597
1899 39 — 39 #475
1898 36 — 36 #524
1897 36 — 36 #487
1896 23 — 23 #664
1895 33 — 33 #519
1894 31 — 31 #524
1893 30 — 30 #508
1892 20 — 20 #651
1891 22 — 22 #568
1890 20 — 20 #589
1889 19 — 19 #593
1888 15 — 15 #674
1887 23 — 23 #469
1886 23 — 23 #457
1885 15 — 15 #568
1884 17 — 17 #518
1883 8 — 8 #714
1882 6 — 6 #839
1881 11 — 11 #531
1880 6 — 6 #741