How Many People Are Named Aleta?
An estimated 4,031 people in the United States have the first name Aleta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Aleta peaked in popularity in 1947 with 262 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Aleta as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Aleta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,031
About 1 in 85,030 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1947
262 births
Total Registered
6,441
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Aleta
Aleta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,441 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Aleta as a female name
Ranked #10,285 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1947 (262 births)
Aleta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Aleta span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 1,492 babies were registered. Aleta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Aleta by Decade
How has Aleta tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Aleta by State
Birth registrations for Aleta span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Pennsylvania, Illinois. The lowest are in Utah, Mississippi, Maine. On average, about 74 Aletas were registered per state.
Aleta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Aleta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Aleta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aleta?
We estimate approximately 4,031 people named Aleta are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 85,030 Americans share this first name.
Is Aleta a common name?
Aleta is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,441 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Aleta most popular?
Aleta reached peak popularity in 1947, when 262 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Aleta is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Aleta a female name?
Aleta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Aleta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Aleta Smith, Aleta Johnson, Aleta Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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