Aldyn
A baby boy's name likely derived from Old English meaning "old friend" or "old companion".
Name Census estimates that about 105 living Americans carry the first name Aldyn. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 70.8% of registrations being male. The average person named Aldyn today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aldyn births was 2007 (14 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aldyn. 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.
People living today
105
~ 1 in 3,264,327 Americans
Peak year
2007
14 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2018 SSA rank
#9,711
Tracked since 1998
Census
Aldyn in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 217 people with the first name Aldyn, which placed it at #36,520 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
#36,520
National first-name rank
People counted
217
217 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
72.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aldyn
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aldyn is White at 72.8%. The next largest groups are Black (11.1%) and Hispanic (6.0%). 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 Aldyn 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 Aldyn at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White72.8% · 158
- Black or African American11.1% · 24
- Hispanic or Latino6.0% · 13
- Two or more races6.0% · 13
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.7% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1
Gender
Gender distribution for Aldyn
Aldyn is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 106 total registrations, 75 (70.8%) were male and 31 (29.2%) were female.
Aldyn as a male name
- Ranked #9,711 in 2018
- 7 male births in 2018
- Peak: 2011 (11 births)
Aldyn as a female name
- Ranked #11,974 in 2014
- 8 female births in 2014
- Peak: 2014 (8 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Aldyn on both sides of the split. Of the 216 people counted with this name, 121 were male (56.0%) and 95 were female (44.0%).
Popularity
Aldyn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aldyn from the 1990s through to the 2010s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 64 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aldyn 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 Aldyn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Aldyn
The name Aldyn has its origins in the ancient Germanic language, tracing back to the 5th century CE. It is derived from the Old Germanic root "ald," meaning "old" or "ancient," and the suffix "-yn," which is believed to have been a diminutive or endearing form. The name was initially prevalent among the Germanic tribes that inhabited present-day Germany, the Netherlands, and parts of Scandinavia.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Aldyn can be found in the Codex Argenteus, a 6th-century manuscript containing fragments of the Gothic Bible translation by Bishop Wulfila. This suggests that the name was in use among the Goths, a prominent Germanic tribe, during that period.
In the Middle Ages, the name Aldyn gained popularity in parts of Europe, particularly in areas with strong Germanic cultural influences. It can be found in various historical records, such as birth and baptismal registers from the 9th to the 13th centuries.
Notable historical figures who bore the name Aldyn include Aldyn of Fulda, a renowned Benedictine monk and scholar who lived in the 8th century and served as the abbot of Fulda Abbey in present-day Germany. Another notable bearer of the name was Aldyn the Scribe, a 10th-century monk and scribe from the Abbey of Cluny in France, known for his beautiful calligraphy and illuminated manuscripts.
In the 11th century, Aldyn of Tournai, a Flemish monk and hagiographer, wrote several biographies of saints, including the Life of St. Amand. Around the same time, Aldyn of Lübeck, a German chronicler and priest, authored the Chronica Slavorum, a valuable historical account of the Slavic peoples and their conflicts with the Saxons and Danes.
Another notable figure bearing the name Aldyn was Aldyn of Cambrai, a 12th-century French theologian and philosopher who wrote extensively on logic and metaphysics, contributing to the development of scholastic thought.
While the name Aldyn has its roots in the ancient Germanic language, it has since spread to various parts of the world and has been adapted to different cultural and linguistic contexts. However, its historical connections to the Germanic tribes and the early medieval period remain a significant part of its heritage.
People
Aldyn + last name combinations
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FAQ
Aldyn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aldyn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 105 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aldyn 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 3,264,327 US residents.
Is Aldyn a common name?
We classify Aldyn as "Very Rare". It ranks above 65.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 106 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aldyn most popular?
The single biggest year for Aldyn was 2007, when 14 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aldyn is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Aldyn in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 217 people with the name Aldyn, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #36,520 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 Aldyn 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 Aldyn?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Aldyn on both sides of the split. Of the 216 people counted with this name, 121 were male (56.0%) and 95 were female (44.0%). 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 Aldyn?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aldyn is White at 72.8%. The next largest groups are Black (11.1%) and Hispanic (6.0%). 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 Aldyn most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Aldyn in the 2020 Census, accounting for 72.8% (158 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 Aldyn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aldyn a male name?
Yes, 70.8% of people registered as Aldyn 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 Aldyn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aldyn 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 Aldyn 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 people have Aldyn as a first name?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.