Aldridge
Aldridge is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands, England. It was historically a village, which was part of Staffordshire until 1974. The town is three miles from Brownhills, five miles from Walsall, six miles from Sutton Coldfield and seven miles from Lichfield. The town is also the second-largest town in the Walsall Borough.
Meaning & Origin of Aldridge
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Aldridge is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands, England. It was historically a village, which was part of Staffordshire until 1974. The town is three miles from Brownhills, five miles from Walsall, six miles from Sutton Coldfield and seven miles from Lichfield. The town is also the second-largest town in the Walsall Borough.
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The Story of Aldridge
The earliest SSA record of Aldridge as a baby boy name dates back to 1918, when 5 babies received it. 1924 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Aldridge — #2,641 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Aldridges. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2020 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 83 Aldridges 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 Aldridge
Aldridge is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 83 births in the dataset. Aldridge's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #2,641. Use the chart and map above to compare Aldridge's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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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