Aldous vs Alden

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

Name A

Aldous

Boy name · Rank #10062

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Name B

Alden

Boy name · Rank #576

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Metric Aldous Alden
Current Rank #10062 #576
Total Births (all years) 158 17,739
Peak Year 2014 2024
Peak Year Births 14 492
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1969 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Aldous Alden
1880ss — 77
1890ss — 94
1900ss — 159
1910ss — 1,187
1920ss — 1,748
1930ss — 1,290
1940ss — 1,049
1950ss — 939
1960ss 5 720
1970ss — 497
1980ss — 800
1990ss — 1,310
2000ss — 2,277
2010ss 104 3,443
2020ss 49 2,149

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Aldous Alden
2014 14 337
2015 12 340
2016 13 391
2017 10 409
2018 11 411
2019 11 435
2020 7 387
2021 11 394
2022 13 445
2023 11 431
2024 7 492

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, 1969–2024.

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