Aldair
Aldair Nascimento dos Santos, known simply as Aldair, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a centre back, and who was part of the Brazil national team that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
Meaning & Origin of Aldair
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aldair Nascimento dos Santos, known simply as Aldair, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a centre back, and who was part of the Brazil national team that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
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The Story of Aldair
The earliest SSA record of Aldair as a baby boy name dates back to 1989, when 5 babies received it. 1998 was its biggest year on record, with 102 newborns named Aldair — #1,205 in the national rankings. About 39% of every Aldair on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Aldair ranks #3,287 for baby boys with 36 births, rising sharply (+28% over the past five years). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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About the name Aldair
Aldair is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Aldair's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #1,205. Use the chart and map above to compare Aldair's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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