Recorded 1981–2025 Boys' name Peak 2004 199 births

Aldan — boys' name

199 babies named Aldan in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s562000s812010s412020s11

The verdict

199 boys have been named Aldan since 1981, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.

199
total births
1981–2025
years on record
2000s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

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

2004
Single peak year

16 babies were named Aldan in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aldan

The Social Security Administration has registered 199 babies named Aldan between 1981 and 2025, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aldan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aldan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Aldan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aldan 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 199 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.

Aldan at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

199

Since 1981

45 years of records

Peak year

2004

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1981

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2025

Aldan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1981

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2004)
16
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
05101520 20252016200920052001199619901981 5

Aldan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
81 births that decade — 41% of Aldan's all-time total
1980s101990s562000s812010s412020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aldan?
199 babies have been named Aldan since 1981. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2004 with 16 births.
When was Aldan most popular?
Aldan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Aldan been used?
Aldan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 45 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Aldan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alden, Aldo, Aldon, Aldair, 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, 1981–2025 (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.