Alden Name Popularity

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How popular is Alden?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Alden, ranked the 638th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Alden has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #426 was reached in 1911.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2017 with 408 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Alden was 5 in 1893.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Alden occurred roughly during the years 1901-1916, 1976-1982, 1987-1990, 1991-1998, 1999-2003, and 2009-2013, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1943-1946, and 1959-1962.

For a number of years, the name Alden has steadily increased in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Alden for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Alden?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

The name Alden still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Alden (Girl)		Alden (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		20	5,980	405	638
2017		22	5,647	408	634
2016		16	7,229	391	662
2015		16	7,269	340	724
2014		20	6,211	336	714
2013		19	6,462	331	707
2012		25	5,396	294	771
2011		16	7,447	244	864
2010		25	5,423	251	841
2009		19	6,808	242	866
2008		28	5,147	222	918
2007		28	5,101	275	785
2006		31	4,577	249	816
2005		23	5,439	258	768
2004		41	3,565	257	734
2003		37	3,732	251	727
2002		25	4,769	178	905
2001		25	4,694	159	966
2000		26	4,531	186	857
1999		27	4,201	144	985
1998		25	4,366	196	783
1997		16	5,882	143	941
1996		18	5,283	143	914
1995		17	5,445	142	931
1994		18	5,259	116	1,030
1993		22	4,525	100	1,128
1992		18	5,275	116	1,011
1991		13	6,593	91	1,154
1990		9	8,509	119	949
1989		11	6,965	92	1,102
1988		19	4,498	94	1,003
1987		6	9,854	84	1,039
1986		6	9,563	91	957
1985		13	5,356	86	984
1984		14	4,971	78	1,009
1983		9	6,718	68	1,075
1982		7	8,237	84	982
1981		8	7,413	64	1,142
1980		< 5	--	57	1,213
1979		6	9,026	57	1,208
1978		5	9,777	53	1,228
1977		8	6,900	48	1,289
1976		< 5	--	43	1,347
1975		8	6,497	54	1,148
1974		< 5	--	44	1,268
1973		< 5	--	47	1,201
1972		< 5	--	44	1,249
1971		< 5	--	48	1,181
1970		< 5	--	59	1,063
1969		< 5	--	72	901
1968		< 5	--	53	1,018
1967		< 5	--	62	914
1966		< 5	--	66	887
1965		< 5	--	76	843
1964		< 5	--	76	876
1963		< 5	--	84	826
1962		< 5	--	60	984
1961		< 5	--	85	831
1960		< 5	--	86	820
1959		< 5	--	92	793
1958		< 5	--	87	801
1957		< 5	--	86	813
1956		9	4,167	110	706
1955		6	5,213	97	737
1954		< 5	--	86	768
1953		5	5,680	98	724
1952		< 5	--	95	721
1951		< 5	--	99	699
1950		< 5	--	89	726
1949		< 5	--	83	754
1948		< 5	--	96	683
1947		< 5	--	124	611
1946		< 5	--	79	739
1945		< 5	--	105	591
1944		< 5	--	105	598
1943		< 5	--	126	565
1942		< 5	--	112	587
1941		< 5	--	103	584
1940		< 5	--	116	545
1939		< 5	--	117	530
1938		< 5	--	119	535
1937		< 5	--	132	499
1936		6	3,702	120	513
1935		< 5	--	106	558
1934		< 5	--	144	471
1933		< 5	--	114	532
1932		< 5	--	158	449
1931		< 5	--	134	497
1930		< 5	--	146	490
1929		< 5	--	164	459
1928		< 5	--	171	464
1927		< 5	--	141	512
1926		< 5	--	183	450
1925		< 5	--	173	458
1924		5	5,081	183	451
1923		< 5	--	176	461
1922		< 5	--	184	453
1921		< 5	--	193	442
1920		< 5	--	180	450
1919		< 5	--	167	454
1918		< 5	--	181	443
1917		< 5	--	166	438
1916		< 5	--	174	427
1915		< 5	--	155	436
1914		< 5	--	113	450
1913		< 5	--	93	445
1912		< 5	--	79	439
1911		< 5	--	46	426
1910		< 5	--	13	861
1909		< 5	--	12	840
1908		< 5	--	28	463
1907		< 5	--	24	472
1906		< 5	--	14	640
1905		< 5	--	19	526
1904		< 5	--	18	516
1903		< 5	--	11	699
1902		< 5	--	10	746
1901		< 5	--	10	683
1900		< 5	--	13	699
1899		< 5	--	9	715
1898		< 5	--	17	507
1897		< 5	--	9	726
1896		< 5	--	10	722
1895		< 5	--	8	795
1894		< 5	--	8	788
1893		< 5	--	5	1,038
1892		< 5	--	9	748
1891		< 5	--	9	638
1890		< 5	--	10	629
1889		< 5	--	10	630
1888		< 5	--	6	919
1887		< 5	--	7	752
1886		< 5	--	8	696
1885		< 5	--	5	939
1884		< 5	--	6	849
1883		< 5	--	12	528
1882		< 5	--	8	692
1881		< 5	--	6	782
1880		< 5	--	9	641

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.