Boys' name · since 1918
Aelred
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Aelred, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,249 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Aelred is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 28 have been recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Aelred recorded 28 times among boys since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1933.
- #26,249 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 28 born since 1918
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aelred ranks #26,249 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.
- #26,249 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Aelred's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Aelred's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aelred's full recorded timeline at 1922, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aelred popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1933
- Peak year (1925)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Aelred by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (17 births, 61% of the file).
1920s was Aelred's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Aelred births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
17 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 17 births (61% of all-time use).
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- Aelred's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 1930s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aelred: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~15 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1918–1933 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aelred draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.