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Alida

girl name
Origin
Germanic, Dutch form
Syllables
3
Peak era
1890s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

the Dutch form of Adelaide, from Old High German adal and heid, noble kind

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Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1890s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Alida peaked in the 1890s.

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Popularity in Brazil

1,450 people · the #6,414 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 142,857 · median age 46

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Alida living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 21 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Alida

People given the name Alida in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1950 to 2009. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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The Alida deep dive

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