Alda is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Alda means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Alda across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Alda has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Alda is a girl name of Germanic origin meaning “old, noble”. A feminine name from the Germanic element ald.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,976 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Alda per year, United States (1880 to 2023). United States peaked in 1918 (191/yr).
Alda has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1918, when it ranked #907 nationally (given to 191 babies that year).
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