Is Aletta a boy or girl name?

Aletta is a girl’s name. Of the 1,111 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Aletta

Recorded 1892–2025 · United States

Aletta was most popular in 1935, when 37 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,122 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,648, with 22 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,111 people named Aletta.

Aletta over time

Births per year. The dot marks Aletta’s peak in 1935. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Aletta a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Aletta is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,111 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org