Aldred
Aldred is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Aldred or Ealdred, archbishop of York of the 11th century Aldred of Lindisfarne, 10th-century Northumbrian bishop Aldred the Scribe, 10th-century glossator Aldred Lumley, 10th Earl of Scarbrough, British peer and soldier
Meaning & Origin of Aldred
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aldred is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Aldred or Ealdred, archbishop of York of the 11th century Aldred of Lindisfarne, 10th-century Northumbrian bishop Aldred the Scribe, 10th-century glossator Aldred Lumley, 10th Earl of Scarbrough, British peer and soldier
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The Story of Aldred
Aldred first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1917, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 9 Aldreds were born — ranking #2,732 that year. As of 2026, Aldred ranks #8,237 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 64 Aldreds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Aldred
Aldred is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 64 births in the dataset. Aldred's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #2,732. Use the chart and map above to compare Aldred'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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