Given name & surname · also Native American
Alameda
“from the cottonwood grove”·“from the poplar tree”
Alameda is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “from the cottonwood grove” and “from the poplar tree”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “from the cottonwood grove” and “from the poplar tree”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Native American and Spanish naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alameda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 31
- 0 boys · 31 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1940. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1922. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,786 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alameda’s family of names
Alameda has a related form in Alameada. Alameda has a related form in Alameeda. Alameda has a related form in Alameida.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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