Given name
Aletta
“small and winged”
Aletta is a variant of Aleda. One Latin interpretation is “small and winged.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aletta is a variant of Aleda. One Latin interpretation is “small and winged.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aletta is a variant of Aleda. An origin associated with Aleda is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Aletta is a diminutive of Adelheid.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1892. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aletta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,111
- 0 boys · 1,111 girls
- Most popular year
- 1935
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #5,565 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +41%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,565 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 41.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 37 in 1935. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 733 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aletta’s family of names
In English usage, Aletta is a diminutive of Adelheid. In English usage, Aletta shares a linguistic root with Álehttá. Aletta has a related form in Aleda.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Aletta has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Aletta
- Aletta JacobsDutch physician and feminist, editor (1854–1929)
- Aletta van Manenfield hockey playerborn 1958
- Aletta BezuidenhoutKenyan-born South African actress1949–2024
- Aletta JorritsmaDutch rowerborn 1989
- Marileen DogteromDutch biophysicistborn 1967
- Aletta BeckDutch-South-African poet1667–1752
- Aletta RuijschDutch painter and draughtsperson (1860-1930)
- Aletta HanielGerman businessperson1742–1815
- Alta Schuttecardiology scholar
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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