Given name & surname
Aldrich
“an old king”
Aldrich is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “an old king.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “an old king.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1909. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aldrich through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 614
- 614 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #10,744 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,744 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 21.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 18 in 2017. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 504 as a first name in 2020; 16,600 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aldrich’s family of names
Aldrich has a related form in Aldrin. Aldrich has a related form in Aldric. Aldrich has a related form in Aldrick.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 22
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Aldrich
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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