Boys' name · since 1915
Alder
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 1,363 babies named Alder, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,218 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,403 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,363
- born since 1915
- 2020s
- peak decade
Alder currently ranks #1403 among boys' names in America, with 1,363 babies recorded since 1915.
Alder has 1,363 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1403 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #4,218 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,403 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,363 born since 1915
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alder ranks #4,218 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,403 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,363 born since 1915, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,218 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,403 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,363
- born since 1915
- 2020s
- peak decade
Alder's 1,363 recorded births place it above 90.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Washington.
How Alder compares
1,363 Top 27% higher than 73% of 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
Alder's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alder | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,363 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 130 | 34 | 22,252 |
Alder's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alder splits its recorded history at 2010: 88% of all births land in the more recent half, 12% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 130 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alder popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 130
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Alder popularity over time - girls
68 total births recorded since 1903 (Alder as girls' name)
Alder by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (710 births, 52% of the file).
2020s was Alder's strongest decade.
710 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Alder births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 132
2000s
132 births
- 2010s
2010s
485 births
- 2020s
2020s
710 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 710 births (52% of all-time use).
How Alder compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Alder's total volume
Alder by state
Where Alder concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Washington | | 155 | 11.4% |
| #2 | Oregon | | 141 | 10.3% |
| #3 | California | | 131 | 9.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 45 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 37 | 2.7% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #7 | New York | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Florida | | 7 | 0.5% |
155 of 1,363 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Alder appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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- Washington records the most Alders (155 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Washington 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 Alder: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Alder 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.