Girl’s name · Germanic, Dutch

Aleida

How to say it: uh-LAY-duh · /əˈleɪdə/

Germanic 'noble, of noble kind' - Dutch-German medieval form of Adelaide.

Aleida was the 1,360th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 69 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are down about 33% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,431 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,360for girls in 2025
1 in 28,580US babies
69born in 2025
#1,431projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Aleida
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,360
Babies born in 202569
Share of births1 in 28,580
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years−33%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,431

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Aleida is climbing: the 2020s are already its best decade.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 42 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Ale
  • Leida
  • Alei

Other spellings

Honouring a Aleida in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Aleida is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Dutch, English, German, Spanish.

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