Aldin
A masculine name of Arabic origin meaning "the world".
Name Census estimates that about 660 living Americans carry the first name Aldin. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Aldin today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aldin births was 2007 (42 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aldin. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Aldin with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
660
~ 1 in 519,325 Americans
Peak year
2007
42 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,439
Tracked since 1917
Census
Aldin in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 945 people with the first name Aldin, which placed it at #12,946 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
#12,946
National first-name rank
People counted
945
945 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
77.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aldin
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aldin is White at 77.0%. The next largest groups are Black (7.5%) and Hispanic (6.9%). 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 Aldin 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 Aldin at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White77.0% · 728
- Black or African American7.5% · 71
- Hispanic or Latino6.9% · 65
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.3% · 50
- Two or more races2.9% · 27
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 4
Popularity
Aldin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aldin from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 262 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aldin 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 Aldin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Aldins live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. New York, Missouri, Michigan recorded the most babies named Aldin, while Iowa, Illinois, Michigan recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 17 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Aldin
The name Aldin is of Arabic origin, deriving from the word "al-din" which means "the faith" or "the religion" in Arabic. This name has its roots in the Islamic faith and culture, dating back to the 7th century AD when Islam emerged in the Arabian Peninsula.
The name Aldin was initially used as a descriptive term referring to individuals who adhered to the Islamic faith or were deeply religious. Over time, it transitioned into a personal name, particularly among Arab and Muslim communities across the Middle East and North Africa.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Aldin can be found in the "Kitab al-Aghani" (The Book of Songs), a 10th-century Arabic literary anthology compiled by Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani. This work mentions several individuals bearing the name Aldin, indicating its usage during the early Islamic period.
Throughout history, the name Aldin has been associated with various notable figures. One of the most prominent was Aldin al-Suyuti (1445-1505), an Egyptian scholar and polymath known for his contributions to the fields of Islamic law, theology, and linguistics. His full name was Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti.
Another famous bearer of the name was Aldin Husain Shah (1542-1623), the Sultan of Bengal during the Mughal Empire in the 16th century. He was known for his patronage of the arts and literature, and his reign saw the construction of several architectural marvels in the region.
In Ottoman history, Aldin Pasha (1668-1735) was a prominent military commander and Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire during the reign of Sultan Ahmed III. He played a significant role in the Ottoman-Persian wars and the expansion of the empire's territories.
Moving to more modern times, Aldin Ayo (1939-2020) was a renowned Indonesian actor and film director who made significant contributions to the country's film industry throughout his career spanning over six decades.
Another notable individual with the name Aldin was Aldin Bajram (1950-2018), a Bosnian writer and poet who gained recognition for his works exploring the themes of war, displacement, and cultural identity in the aftermath of the Bosnian War.
While the name Aldin has its roots in the Arabic language and Islamic culture, it has transcended linguistic and cultural boundaries, with individuals from various backgrounds adopting the name or variations of it across different regions and time periods.
People
Aldin + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aldin 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
Aldin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aldin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 660 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aldin 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 519,325 US residents.
Is Aldin a common name?
We classify Aldin as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 712 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aldin most popular?
The single biggest year for Aldin was 2007, when 42 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aldin is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Aldin in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 945 people with the name Aldin, or 0.31 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #12,946 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 Aldin 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 Aldin?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aldin leans strongly male. 923 people counted with this name were male (98.0%), compared with 19 female bearers (2.0%). 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 Aldin?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aldin is White at 77.0%. The next largest groups are Black (7.5%) and Hispanic (6.9%). 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 Aldin most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Aldin in the 2020 Census, accounting for 77.0% (728 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 Aldin in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aldin a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Aldin 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 Aldin still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aldin 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 Aldin 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 many Americans are named Aldin?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.