Aldea
A Spanish feminine name meaning "small village, hamlet".
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Aldea. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Aldea today is around 102 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aldea births was 1915 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aldea. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Aldea is about 102 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Aldeas were born before 1934.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Aldea. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
1915
17 babies that year
Average age
102
years old
1937 SSA rank
#3,807
Tracked since 1894
Census
Aldea in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 114 people with the first name Aldea, which placed it at #51,355 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#51,355
National first-name rank
People counted
114
114 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
75.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aldea
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aldea is White at 75.4%. The next largest groups are Black (7.9%) and Hispanic (7.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Aldea described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Aldea at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White75.4% · 86
- Black or African American7.9% · 9
- Hispanic or Latino7.9% · 9
- Two or more races3.5% · 4
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.6% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.6% · 3
Popularity
Aldea: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aldea from the 1890s through to the 1930s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1910s, with 97 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1910s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aldea by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Aldea during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Aldeas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Aldea
The name Aldea is derived from the Spanish word "aldea," which means "village" or "small town." Its origins can be traced back to the Latin word "villa," which also means a small rural settlement.
The name Aldea likely emerged during the medieval period in Spain, as many Spanish names have their roots in Latin words that were influenced by the Roman occupation of the Iberian Peninsula. It was likely used as a descriptive name or surname for someone who lived in or was associated with a small village.
While there are no definitive historical records of the name Aldea appearing in ancient texts or religious scriptures, its Spanish and Latin origins suggest it may have been in use as early as the Middle Ages in Spain and other parts of the Mediterranean region.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Aldea was in the 16th century, with Aldea de Isunza, a Spanish artist and engraver who lived from around 1530 to 1610. Another notable figure with this name was Aldea Getino, a Spanish painter who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
In the 19th century, Aldea Quintero was a Mexican politician and military leader who played a role in the Mexican War of Independence. He lived from 1788 to 1873.
Another historical figure with the name Aldea was Aldea de la Puente, a Spanish writer and poet who lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, born in 1867 and died in 1925.
More recently, Aldea Wilson was an American actress and singer who appeared in several Broadway productions in the mid-20th century, born in 1911 and passed away in 1997.
While not an exhaustive list, these examples demonstrate the use of the name Aldea throughout various historical periods and regions, primarily in Spain, Latin America, and among Spanish-speaking communities.
People
Aldea + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aldea as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Aldea: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aldea?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aldea going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Aldea a common name?
We classify Aldea as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 259 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aldea most popular?
The single biggest year for Aldea was 1915, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aldea is about 102 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Aldea in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 114 people with the name Aldea, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #51,355 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Aldea in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Aldea?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aldea leans strongly female. 106 people counted with this name were female (89.8%), compared with 12 male bearers (10.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Aldea?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aldea is White at 75.4%. The next largest groups are Black (7.9%) and Hispanic (7.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Aldea most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Aldea in the 2020 Census, accounting for 75.4% (86 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Aldea in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aldea a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Aldea in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Aldea still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aldea in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Aldea can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Aldea?
Want to know how many Americans are named Aldea? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.