US rank #3302 Boys' name Peak 1998 1,428 births

Aldair — #3302 US boys' name

1,428 babies named Aldair in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s3432000s5802010s3622020s138
#3302
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 77% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Aldair was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

102 babies were named Aldair in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aldair

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,428 babies named Aldair between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aldair currently holds the #3302 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 102 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aldair performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 580 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Aldair shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 428 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Aldair in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aldair 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 1,428 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.

Aldair at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,428

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

1998

102 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,302

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aldair popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
102
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Aldair by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
580 births that decade — 41% of Aldair's all-time total
1980s51990s3432000s5802010s3622020s138

Aldair by state

Where Aldair concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aldair
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
428 30.0%
#2 Texas
194 13.6%
#3 New York
47 3.3%
#4 Illinois
31 2.2%
#5 Georgia
24 1.7%
#6 North Carolina
14 1.0%
#7 New Jersey
6 0.4%
#8 Washington
5 0.4%
California share of Aldair's total US births 30.0%
Even split

428 of 1,428 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aldair?
1,428 babies have been named Aldair since 1989. It currently ranks #3302 among boys. The peak year was 1998 with 102 births.
When was Aldair most popular?
Aldair was most popular in the 2000s decade with 580 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Aldair most popular?
The top states for the name Aldair are California (428 births), Texas (194 births), New York (47 births).
How long has the name Aldair been used?
Aldair has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aldair?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alden, Aldo, Aldon, Alder, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1989–2024 (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.