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Alder

Alder holds the #1401 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 130 newborn boys in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #1743 in 2020 to #1401 today. The name has never been bigger: its all-time peak in a record going back to 1915 is happening right now. The name's biggest fan base is in Washington (#364 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1401
among boy names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1401
in 2025 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
130
boys named Alder

Alder popularity, 1880–2025

0.002%0.004%0.006%0.008%18801900192019401960198020002020#1401 in 2025
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2025

Where Alder is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025NH—Washington: #364 (20 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)WA#364Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025MI—New York: #1576 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1576Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025RI—Oregon: #474 (7 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)OR#474Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025IN—Ohio: #1015 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)OH#1015Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025CT—California: #1829 (8 boys, 0.00% of boys born 2025)CA#1829Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025UT—Colorado: #756 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)CO#756Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025AR—Tennessee: #927 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)TN#927North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025HI—Texas: #2574 (5 boys, 0.00% of boys born 2025)TX#2574Florida: fewer than 5 boys named Alder in 2025FL—
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Washington (#364), Oregon (#474), Colorado (#756)

Uniqueness score

60/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Alder in the most recent year of SSA data.

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