Is Alder a boy or girl name?

Alder is a boy’s name. Of the 1,431 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 4.8% were girls and 95.2% were boys.

Alder

Recorded 1903–2025 · United States

Alder was most popular in 2025, when 139 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,831 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,831, with 139 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,431 people named Alder.

Alder over time

Births per year. The dot marks Alder’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Alder a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Alder is a boy’s name — 4.8% of the 1,431 Americans given it were girls and 95.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 4% girls and 96% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Alder

Where Alder is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org