Is Alder a boy or girl name?
Alder is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 129 boys were named Alder, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.6% of the 1,291 US babies named Alder were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,421
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Alder since 1903
- 1,291
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 129 babies
Boys and girls named Alder, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1910s | 13 | 5 | 27.8% |
| 1920s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 132 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 484 | 20 | 4% |
| 2020s | 580 | 19 | 3.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 129 | #1,421 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 123 | #1,464 | 5 | #15,274 |
| 2022 | 125 | #1,447 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 115 | #1,529 | 7 | #12,258 |
| 2020 | 88 | #1,743 | 7 | #12,195 |
| 2019 | 93 | #1,698 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 70 | #2,045 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 58 | #2,270 | 9 | #10,730 |
| 2016 | 75 | #1,938 | 5 | #16,350 |
| 2015 | 36 | #3,152 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 45 | #2,663 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 27 | #3,756 | 6 | #14,670 |
| 2012 | 34 | #3,234 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 20 | #4,661 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 26 | #3,897 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,431 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,496 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 22 | #4,378 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,919 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,649 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,608 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,864 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,427 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,023 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,227 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,587 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,048 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,438 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,550 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,227 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,815 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,397 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,396 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,627 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,795 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alder reached #1,421 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #1,795 in 1903. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alder
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.