Given name
Alida
“small and winged”
Alida is a variant of Aleda. One Latin interpretation is “small and winged.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alida is a variant of Aleda. One Latin interpretation is “small and winged.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Alida is a form of Adelaide. Adelaide has been associated with French and Germanic naming traditions. Alida is a variant of Aleda. An origin associated with Aleda is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Dutch usage, Alida is a diminutive of Adelheid.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Alida is a form of Adelaide. The history of Adelaide gives this family its wider story. Adelaide’s historical associations include the wife of King William IV.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Alida through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,650
- 0 boys · 4,650 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 64 babies
- 2025
- 26
- #4,991 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 26 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,991 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 12.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 64 in 1917. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,826 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.
Alida’s family of names
In Dutch usage, Alida is a diminutive of Adelheid. Alida is a form of Adelaide. In German usage, Alida has a related form in Alita.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Alida
- Alida ValliItalian actress (1921–2006)
- Alida Withoospainter from the Northern Netherlands (1661-1730)
- Alida van den Bosgymnast (1902-2003)
- Alida van der Anker-DoedensCanoe racer (1922-2014)
- Alida Chelliactress, singer and TV-hostess1943–2012
- Alida Dóra GazsóHungarian sprint canoeist (2000–)
- Alida van DaalenDutch athletics competitorborn 2002
- Alida BosshardtDutch Righteous Among the Nations (1913-2007)
- Alida FrancisDutch civil servant
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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