Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1917

Alida

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,991 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#4,991
among girls · ↓424 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
26
named Alida · -13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 61,818
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1917
64 babies
All-time total
4,650
#2,694 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Alida popularity over time

4,650 babies have been named Alida since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1880Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 167 17 – #403
1890s 258 26 +54% #504
1900s 223 22 -14% #642
1910s 407 41 +83% #812
1920s 370 37 -9% #1,125
1930s 297 30 -20% #1,128
1940s 371 37 +25% #1,135
1950s 460 46 +24% #1,278
1960s 324 32 -30% #1,697
1970s 382 38 +18% #1,967
1980s 333 33 -13% #2,489
1990s 294 29 -12% #3,268
2000s 312 31 +6% #3,263
2010s 295 30 -5% #3,931
2020s (to 2025) 157 26 -11% #4,567

Where Alida is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 26 0.02 outside top 500
2027 26 0.02 outside top 500
2028 26 0.02 outside top 500
2029 25 0.02 outside top 500
2030 25 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Alida

Alida is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,991 in 2025 with 26 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 4,650 American babies have been named Alida. Its peak came in 1917, when 64 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Alida stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alida?

The median living Alida is about 45 years old; half are between 23 and 66. An estimated 2,700 people named Alida are alive in the United States today.

median 45 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Alida year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 26 #4,991
2024 30 #4,567
2023 21 #5,761
2022 25 #5,179
2021 29 #4,619
2020 26 #4,887
2019 25 #5,168
2018 32 #4,358
2017 29 #4,703
2016 38 #3,931
2015 27 #4,988
2014 31 #4,550
2013 28 #4,896
2012 28 #4,973
2011 32 #4,473
2010 25 #5,425
2009 32 #4,579
2008 25 #5,581
2007 33 #4,479
2006 21 #6,136
2005 47 #3,263
2004 25 #5,069
2003 30 #4,313
2002 34 #3,815
2001 29 #4,216
2000 36 #3,593
1995 26 #3,977
1990 29 #3,626
1985 35 #2,704
1980 36 #2,603
1975 31 #2,516
1970 38 #2,121
1965 37 #1,888
1960 44 #1,697
1955 35 #1,774
1950 38 #1,496
1945 22 #1,796
1940 26 #1,518
1935 33 #1,244
1930 43 #1,128
1925 26 #1,649
1920 37 #1,257
1915 51 #927
1910 28 #812
1905 24 #735
1900 26 #706
1895 26 #596
1890 21 #570
1885 16 #542
1880 17 #403

Famous people named Alida

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Alida Valli Alida Valli Italian actress (1921–2006) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Alida, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Alida?

The median living Alida is about 45 years old. Half of all living Alidas are between 23 and 66 years old.

How many people named Alida are alive today?

An estimated 2,700 people named Alida are alive in the United States, based on 4,650 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Alida in 2025?

Alida ranked #4,991 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 26 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alida?

4,650 babies have been named Alida in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alida most popular?

Alida peaked in 1917, when 64 newborns received the name.

Is Alida a boy or girl name?

Alida is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Alida rising or falling?

Alida has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Alida become more popular?

Alida looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 25 girls named Alida in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Alida?

Well-known people named Alida include Alida Valli (actor).

Names like Alida

Names that sound and feel close to Alida: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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