The first name Alida
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Alida last appeared in the official list in 2023, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1996, with 4 births (#3,126).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Alida with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Alida at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 26 girls born in the United States were named Alida, the 4,991st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1917, when 64 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Alida
6 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Alida ChelliActress, singer and TV-hostess, 1943–2012
- Alida van der Anker-DoedensCanoe racer (1922-2014)
- Alida van DaalenDutch athletics competitor, born 2002
- Alida BosshardtDutch Righteous Among the Nations (1913-2007)
- Alida FrancisDutch civil servant
- Alida van HoutenDutch painter (1868-1960)
Questions
- How popular is the name Alida?
- In 2023, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Alida, ranking 5,687th. Its peak was 1996, with 4 births.
- Is Alida a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 4,650 US babies named Alida since 1880 were girls.
- When was Alida most popular?
- 1917 in the United States, when 64 babies were named Alida, its highest rank at 859th.