Recorded 1917–1991 Boys' name Peak 1917 64 births

Aldred — boys' name

64 babies named Aldred in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s151920s241940s51950s51960s101990s5
1920s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Aldred was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

9 babies were named Aldred in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aldred

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Aldred between 1917 and 1991, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aldred currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aldred performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Aldred shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aldred 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 64 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.

Aldred at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

64

Since 1917

75 years of records

Peak year

1917

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1917

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 1991

Aldred popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1917

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1917)
9
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
45678910 19911964196219521942192819271923192219181917 9

Aldred by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
24 births that decade — 38% of Aldred's all-time total
1910s151920s241940s51950s51960s101990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aldred?
64 babies have been named Aldred since 1917. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1917 with 9 births.
When was Aldred most popular?
Aldred was most popular in the 1920s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Aldred been used?
Aldred has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 75 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Aldred?
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, 1917–1991 (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.