Alder Boy
How popular is Alder?
#1,401 boy name in 2025
130 baby boys were named Alder in the US in 2025, making it the 1401st most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
Alder popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,401 for boys (▲ 22 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 130 boys, 9 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+261% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,148 in 2015, #1,743 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (130 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,401 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1915 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 96% boys, 4% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Alder counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Alder family of names ranked #1,127 for boys in 2025 (#1,094 the year before), with 156 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alder | 130 | 83% |
| Aldair | 26 | 17% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Alder is most popular
Babies named Alder per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Oregon: 0.7 per 1,000 (56 boys)
- Washington: 0.5 per 1,000 (82 boys)
- Colorado: 0.2 per 1,000 (24 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (56 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 boys)
Alder by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 13 | #3,390 |
| 1980s | 11 | #6,420 |
| 1990s | 12 | #7,553 |
| 2000s | 132 | #4,373 |
| 2010s | 485 | #1,698 |
| 2020s | 710 | #1,401 |
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Questions
- Is Alder a boy or girl name?
- Alder is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 96% of babies named Alder were boys.
- How popular is the name Alder?
- 130 baby boys were named Alder in the US in 2025, making it the 1401st most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
- When was Alder most popular?
- Alder peaked in 2025, when 130 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,401 in 2025.
- How many people are named Alder?
- 1,431 babies have been named Alder in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,392 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Alder most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Alder was most common in Oregon, at 0.7 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.