Given name & surname
Aldrin
“an old king”
Aldrin is a variant of Aldrich. One English interpretation is “an old king.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aldrin is a variant of Aldrich. One English interpretation is “an old king.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aldrin is a variant of Aldrich. An origin associated with Aldrich is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aldrin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 542
- 542 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1969
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #8,944 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,944 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 28.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 22 in 1969. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,202 as a first name in 2020; 138 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Aldrin
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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