Boys' name · since 1969
Aldous
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 167 babies named Aldous, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,042 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,381 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 167
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aldous is the #8381 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 167 recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Aldous recorded 167 times among boys since 1969, holding rank #8381 nationally today, ahead of 40% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #14,042 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,381 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 167 born since 1969
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aldous ranks #14,042 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,381 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 167 born since 1969, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,042 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,381 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 167
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aldous's 167 recorded births place it above 69.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Aldous compares
167 35th percentile among 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
Aldous's all-time total is 55% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aldous | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 167 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aldous's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aldous's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aldous popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Aldous by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (104 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Aldous's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Aldous births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
104 births
- 2020s
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 104 births (62% of all-time use).
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What to do with Aldous's data
- Aldous's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (104 total births) through the 2020s (58) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aldous: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Aldous 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.