Alder vs Alden

Side-by-side comparison of Alder and Alden — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Alder

Boy name · Rank #1425

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Name B

Alden

Boy name · Rank #576

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Metric Alder Alden
Current Rank #1425 #576
Total Births (all years) 1,232 17,739
Peak Year 2024 2024
Peak Year Births 129 492
Peak Decade 2020ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Alder Alden
1880ss — 77
1890ss — 94
1900ss — 159
1910ss 13 1,187
1920ss — 1,748
1930ss — 1,290
1940ss — 1,049
1950ss — 939
1960ss — 720
1970ss — 497
1980ss 11 800
1990ss 12 1,310
2000ss 132 2,277
2010ss 484 3,443
2020ss 580 2,149

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alder Alden
2014 45 337
2015 36 340
2016 75 391
2017 58 409
2018 70 411
2019 93 435
2020 88 387
2021 115 394
2022 125 445
2023 123 431
2024 129 492

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1915–2024.

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