Alder: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “alder tree”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- AWL-der · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (95% of all uses)
Alder is an English surname and given name taken from the tree name. It also overlaps in form with Old English and Scandinavian surname elements, but as a first name it is usually understood from the tree.
How popular is Alder?
Babies named Alder in 2024129
2024 rank#1,423 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18801,291
Alder is rising: use over the last five years is 4.1× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Alder
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Alder questions
What does the name Alder mean?
Alder means "alder tree". It comes from English. Alder is an English surname and given name taken from the tree name. It also overlaps in form with Old English and Scandinavian surname elements, but as a first name it is usually understood from the tree.
Is Alder a boy or girl name?
Alder is mainly a boy's name in US records (95% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Alder?
129 US babies were named Alder in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Alder?
Alder is usually pronounced AWL-der.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.