Aladin
An Arabic name meaning "nobility of faith" or "prominence of religion".
Name Census estimates that about 6 living Americans carry the first name Aladin. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Aladin today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aladin births was 2001 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aladin. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Aladin. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
6
~ 1 in 57,125,723 Americans
Peak year
2001
6 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2001 SSA rank
#9,277
Tracked since 2001
Census
Aladin in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 240 people with the first name Aladin, which placed it at #34,133 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#34,133
National first-name rank
People counted
240
240 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
64.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aladin
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aladin is White at 64.6%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (17.5%) and Hispanic (9.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Aladin described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Aladin at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White64.6% · 155
- Asian and Pacific Islander17.5% · 42
- Hispanic or Latino9.2% · 22
- Black or African American5.4% · 13
- Two or more races2.9% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 1
Popularity
Aladin: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Aladin by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Aladin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Aladin
The name Aladin has its origins in the Arabic language, with roots that can be traced back to the Middle East and Islamic culture. It is believed to have originated in the 8th or 9th century CE during the Golden Age of the Abbasid Caliphate, a period of significant cultural, intellectual, and scientific advancements in the Islamic world.
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Aladin can be found in the famous collection of Middle Eastern folk tales, "The Book of One Thousand and One Nights," also known as "The Arabian Nights." The story of "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp" features a young man named Aladin (or Aladdin in some translations) who discovers a magical lamp containing a powerful genie. This tale is thought to have originated in the 9th century and has been widely popular throughout the Middle East and beyond.
In the 12th century, an influential Muslim scholar and philosopher named Al-Adin Abul-Fadl Jafar ibn Ali al-Sadiq al-Shirazi, better known as Al-Adin al-Shirazi, made significant contributions to the fields of astronomy, mathematics, and optics. His name, which means "nobility of religion," reflects the cultural and religious significance of the name Aladin during that time.
Another notable figure bearing the name Aladin was Aladin Ata Malik Juvayni, a Persian historian and scholar from the 13th century. He served as the governor of several provinces under the Mongol Empire and wrote the influential historical work "The History of the World Conqueror," which documented the life and conquests of Genghis Khan.
In the 15th century, Aladin Ali Shah was a prominent ruler of the Bengal Sultanate, a medieval Muslim kingdom in the region of modern-day Bangladesh and West Bengal, India. His reign lasted from 1437 to 1459, and he was known for his patronage of art, architecture, and literature.
Aladin, or variations of the name, have also been used by notable figures in more recent history, such as Aladin Boriraj Sinha, an Indian politician and member of the Constituent Assembly of India in the 1940s, and Aladin Jannatov, a Soviet and Azerbaijani chess Grandmaster who was active in the mid-20th century.
While the name Aladin has its roots in Arabic and Islamic culture, it has transcended its origins and gained popularity in various parts of the world, often with slight variations in spelling or pronunciation. The enduring legacy of the "Aladdin" tale and the cultural significance of the name have contributed to its continued use across different regions and communities.
People
Aladin + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aladin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Aladin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aladin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 6 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aladin going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 57,125,723 US residents.
Is Aladin a common name?
We classify Aladin as "Very Rare". It ranks above 22.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 6 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aladin most popular?
The single biggest year for Aladin was 2001, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aladin is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Aladin in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 240 people with the name Aladin, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #34,133 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Aladin in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Aladin?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aladin appears almost entirely male. Of the 238 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Aladin?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aladin is White at 64.6%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (17.5%) and Hispanic (9.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Aladin most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Aladin in the 2020 Census, accounting for 64.6% (155 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Aladin in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aladin a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Aladin in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Aladin still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aladin in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Aladin can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Aladin?
See how many Americans are named Aladin on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.