Recorded 1915–1961 Boys' name Peak 1916 50 births

Aldus — boys' name

50 babies named Aldus in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s211920s191930s51960s5
1910s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Aldus was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

8 babies were named Aldus in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aldus

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Aldus between 1915 and 1961, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aldus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aldus performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Aldus shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aldus 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 50 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.

Aldus at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

50

Since 1915

47 years of records

Peak year

1916

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1915

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1961

Aldus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1915

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1916)
8
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
456789 19611939192919271920191819161915 7

Aldus by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
21 births that decade — 42% of Aldus's all-time total
1910s211920s191930s51960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aldus?
50 babies have been named Aldus since 1915. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1916 with 8 births.
When was Aldus most popular?
Aldus was most popular in the 1910s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Aldus been used?
Aldus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 47 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Aldus?
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, 1915–1961 (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.