Recorded 1959–1988 Boys' name Peak 1974 21 births

Alandus — boys' name

21 babies named Alandus in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

21 boys have been named Alandus since 1959, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1988.

21
total births
1959–1988
years on record
1970s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Alandus was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

6 babies were named Alandus in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alandus

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Alandus between 1959 and 1988, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alandus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alandus performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Alandus shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alandus in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 21 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alandus at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

21

Since 1959

30 years of records

Peak year

1974

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1959

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1988

Alandus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1959

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1974)
6
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Alandus by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 52% of Alandus's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alandus?
21 babies have been named Alandus since 1959. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1974 with 6 births.
When was Alandus most popular?
Alandus was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Alandus been used?
Alandus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 30 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Alandus?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alan, Alain, Alaric, Alastair, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1959–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.