How Many People Are Named Alida?
An estimated 2,495 people in the United States have the first name Alida. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Alida peaked in popularity in 1917 with 64 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alida 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 Alida paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,495
About 1 in 137,376 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1917
64 births
Total Registered
4,624
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alida
Alida is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,624 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Alida as a female name
Ranked #4,550 in 2024
30 female births in 2024
Peak: 1917 (64 births)
Alida: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alida span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 460 babies were registered. Alida has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Alida by Decade
How has Alida 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.
Alida by State
Birth registrations for Alida span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Louisiana. The lowest are in Utah, Minnesota, Florida. On average, about 80 Alidas were registered per state.
Alida + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alida as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Alida
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Alida: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alida?
We estimate approximately 2,495 people named Alida 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 137,376 Americans share this first name.
Is Alida a common name?
Alida is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,624 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alida most popular?
Alida reached peak popularity in 1917, when 64 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alida is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alida a female name?
Alida is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alida Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alida Smith, Alida Johnson, Alida 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me