Aleta
Usually taken as a form of Alethea, which comes from the Greek aletheia, meaning truth; English Puritans adopted that word as a virtue name.
Aleta in 2025
Aleta was given to 5 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 24,944th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 663,069 babies born.
The history of Aleta
Aleta reached its highest point in 1947, when 262 babies were given the name, ranking 921st that year.
Across the 134 years of records since 1892, 6,446 babies have been named Aleta. Half of them were born before 1955, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Aleta by decade
| Decade | Babies named Aleta | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 41 | 1,828 |
| 1900s | 68 | 1,597 |
| 1910s | 281 | 1,875 |
| 1920s | 407 | 1,967 |
| 1930s | 357 | 1,826 |
| 1940s | 1,116 | 921 |
| 1950s | 1,492 | 1,102 |
| 1960s | 1,163 | 1,440 |
| 1970s | 605 | 1,999 |
| 1980s | 407 | 2,417 |
| 1990s | 212 | 6,423 |
| 2000s | 123 | 10,632 |
| 2010s | 117 | 11,902 |
| 2020s | 57 | 13,470 |
Where Aleta is heading
Aleta has fallen 64% over the past decade, from 14 babies in 2015 to 5 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1947 peak — Aleta is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Aleta
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Aleta.