Recorded 1912–1957 Girls' name Peak 1923 347 births

Aldene — girls' name

347 babies named Aldene in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s651920s1261930s831940s631950s10
1920s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Aldene was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

17 babies were named Aldene in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aldene

The Social Security Administration has registered 347 babies named Aldene between 1912 and 1957, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aldene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aldene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Aldene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Aldene in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aldene 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 347 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.

Aldene at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

347

Since 1912

46 years of records

Peak year

1923

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1912

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 1957

Aldene popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1912

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1923)
17
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
05101520 19571945193819331927192219171912 6

Aldene popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1942 (Aldene as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1942 5

Aldene by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
126 births that decade — 36% of Aldene's all-time total
1910s651920s1261930s831940s631950s10

Aldene by state

Where Aldene concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Aldene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
6 1.7%
Pennsylvania share of Aldene's total US births 1.7%

6 of 347 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aldene?
347 babies have been named Aldene since 1912. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1923 with 17 births.
When was Aldene most popular?
Aldene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Aldene most popular?
The top states for the name Aldene are Pennsylvania (6 births).
How long has the name Aldene been used?
Aldene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 46 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Aldene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alda, Alden, Aldona, Aldine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1912–1957 (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.