Names / Boy names
Aldous
Current rank
#8,275
holding steady
All-time peak
#4,415
in 1969
First recorded
1969
in U.S. data
Children named
167
since 1969
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #4,415 in 1969 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Old (Germanic). The name first appears in U.S. records in 1969. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Only about 167 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.