Aleida
A feminine name derived from the Germanic words "alja" (other) and "haidis" (kind, sort).
Name Census estimates that about 1,948 living Americans carry the first name Aleida. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Aleida today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aleida births was 2023 (79 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aleida. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Aleida with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.9K
~ 1 in 175,952 Americans
Peak year
2023
79 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,741
Tracked since 1918
Census
Aleida in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 4,169 people with the first name Aleida, which placed it at #4,464 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
#4,464
National first-name rank
People counted
4.2K
4,169 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
93.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aleida
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aleida is Hispanic at 93.4%. The next largest groups are White (4.9%) and Black (1.0%). 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 Aleida 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 Aleida at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino93.4% · 3,895
- White4.9% · 204
- Black or African American1.0% · 42
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 14
- Two or more races0.2% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 4
Popularity
Aleida: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aleida from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 522 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Aleida remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aleida 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 Aleida during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Aleidas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 8 states and territories. Texas, California, New York recorded the most babies named Aleida, while North Carolina, Florida, Minnesota recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 121 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Aleida
The name Aleida has its origins in the ancient Germanic languages, particularly the Old High German name Adelheit or Adelheid, which means "noble person" or "person of nobility." This name was composed of the Germanic elements "adal," meaning noble, and "heid," meaning kind or type.
During the Middle Ages, the name evolved into various forms across different regions of Europe. In the Low Countries and parts of France, it became Aleid or Aleide, while in Italy and Spain, it took the form of Aleidis or Aleidez.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Aleida can be found in the 13th century, when a noblewoman named Aleida van Avesnes lived in the County of Hainaut (now part of Belgium) between 1200 and 1244.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Aleida. One of the most famous was Aleida Assmann, a German Egyptologist and archaeologist born in 1910 and died in 1986. She made significant contributions to the study of ancient Egyptian art and culture.
Another notable Aleida was Aleida Guevara (1920-2015), the eldest daughter of Che Guevara, the legendary Argentine Marxist revolutionary. She played an active role in preserving her father's legacy and promoting his ideals.
In the realm of literature, Aleida Nugteren (1926-2006) was a Dutch writer and poet known for her works exploring themes of love, nature, and the human condition.
In the field of music, Aleida Horvath (1887-1962) was a Hungarian operatic soprano who performed leading roles in operas by composers such as Puccini and Verdi during the early 20th century.
Lastly, Aleida March (1942-2019) was a Cuban actress and filmmaker who gained international recognition for her performances in films like "Memories of Underdevelopment" and "Lucía."
People
Aleida + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aleida 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
Aleida: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aleida?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,948 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aleida 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 175,952 US residents.
Is Aleida a common name?
We classify Aleida as "Rare". It ranks above 93.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,052 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aleida most popular?
The single biggest year for Aleida was 2023, when 79 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aleida is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Aleida in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 4,169 people with the name Aleida, or 1.38 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,464 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 Aleida 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 Aleida?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aleida appears almost entirely female. Of the 4,179 people counted with this name, 99.6% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Aleida?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aleida is Hispanic at 93.4%. The next largest groups are White (4.9%) and Black (1.0%). 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 Aleida most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Aleida in the 2020 Census, accounting for 93.4% (3,895 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 Aleida in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aleida a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Aleida 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 Aleida still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aleida 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 Aleida 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 Aleida?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.