Alder

Where Alder comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Alder.

Alder through the years
  1. 1915
    First appearance
    #3,392 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1985
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  3. 2025
    Peak, #1,401
    130 babies named Alder, the most in any year.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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