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Alder Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Alder?

In 2018 the rare name Alder, ranked the 2,072nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Alder would be a striking name choice.

Its highest popularity ranking of #1934 was reached in 2016 with 75 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Alder was less than 5, most recently in 1999.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Alder occurred roughly during the years 2008-2016.

Sometimes the name Alder has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

For a number of years, the name Alder has been soaring upward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Alder for their newborn has risen significantly.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Alder?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very high point.

The name Alder is quite distinctive but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Alder (Girl)Alder (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 68 2,072
2017 9 10,705 58 2,261
2016 5 16,317 75 1,934
2015 < 5 -- 36 3,141
2014 < 5 -- 45 2,656
2013 6 14,649 27 3,752
2012 < 5 -- 33 3,293
2011 < 5 -- 20 4,659
2010 < 5 -- 26 3,892
2009 < 5 -- 22 4,428
2008 < 5 -- 16 5,492
2007 < 5 -- 22 4,373
2006 < 5 -- 11 6,914
2005 < 5 -- 11 6,646
2004 < 5 -- 18 4,607
2003 < 5 -- 8 7,861
2002 < 5 -- 6 9,425
2001 < 5 -- 11 6,019
2000 < 5 -- 7 8,224
1999 < 5 -- < 5 --
1998 < 5 -- 7 7,585
1997 < 5 -- < 5 --
1996 < 5 -- 5 9,046
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1988 < 5 -- 6 6,436
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1985 < 5 -- 5 6,548
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.