Alida

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A few things about Alida you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Alida

Alida Valli

Italian actress (1921–2006)

Choose Alida and your child shares a first name with Alida Valli, an Italian actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Alida, like who?” Alida Valli's Wikipedia article is available in 49 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Vanguard Films, photograph by John Miehle, Public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 61,728 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Alida, 26 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Alida would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAlida has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Alidas, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1880, when it ranked #403. Today it's #4,987, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendAlida has slipped 107 places over the last five years and now sits at #4,987. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Alida

Alida is a girl name of German and Latin origin. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-ida”. US birth records list Alida for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked #403 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #4,987, with 26 babies.

Origin:German namesLatin names