Boys' name · since 1980
Aladdin
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 270 babies named Aladdin, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,227 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,139 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 270
- born since 1980
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aladdin is the #9139 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 270 recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aladdin has been recorded 270 times among boys since 1980, currently ranked #9139 nationally and more common than 34% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #11,227 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,139 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 270 born since 1980
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aladdin ranks #11,227 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,139 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 270 born since 1980, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11,227 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,139 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 270
- born since 1980
- 2020s
- peak decade
Aladdin's 270 recorded births place it above 75.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Aladdin compares
270 43rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aladdin's all-time total is 27% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aladdin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 270 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aladdin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aladdin splits its recorded history at 2010: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aladdin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Aladdin by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (85 births, 31% of the file).
2020s was Aladdin's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Aladdin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
74 births
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
69 births
- 2020s
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 85 births (31% of all-time use).
Aladdin by state
Where Aladdin concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 270 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Aladdins (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aladdin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Aladdin 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.