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“One who lived near alder trees” — Middle English origin
Boy's name · #1402 in the US (2025) · Trending
Alder is climbing: on the charts since 1915, it reached #1402 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 130 boys given the name last year. Roughly 1,400 have carried it all-time. In Oregon and Washington it runs 6–9× its national rate.
Around the world: about 1 in 11,000 boys in Canada (2024).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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