How Many People Are Named Aletta?
An estimated 655 people in the United States have the first name Aletta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Aletta peaked in popularity in 1935 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Aletta 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 Aletta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
655
About 1 in 523,289 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1935
37 births
Total Registered
1,089
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Aletta
Aletta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,089 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Aletta as a female name
Ranked #4,111 in 2024
35 female births in 2024
Peak: 1935 (37 births)
Aletta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Aletta span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 142 babies were registered. Aletta remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Aletta by Decade
How has Aletta 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.
Aletta by State
Birth registrations for Aletta span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Missouri, Texas, Arkansas. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas. On average, about 9 Alettas were registered per state.
Aletta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Aletta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Aletta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aletta?
We estimate approximately 655 people named Aletta 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 523,289 Americans share this first name.
Is Aletta a common name?
Aletta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,089 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Aletta most popular?
Aletta reached peak popularity in 1935, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Aletta is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Aletta a female name?
Aletta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Aletta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Aletta Smith, Aletta Johnson, Aletta 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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