Fun Facts About the Name Aldin
- 721 babies named Aldin: U.S. records list 721 babies given the name Aldin from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Aldin Mean?
Aldin is a masculine name that appears in two separate traditions. In English use it is a rare spelling of Alden, a name that comes from the Old English personal name Ealdwine, formed from eald ("old") and wine ("friend"), so the literal sense is "old friend." A second source for Alden is the Old English place-name combination eald + denu ("old valley"), which could give a surname meaning "dweller in the old valley." The meaning "old friend" belongs to the personal-name derivation, not the valley one.
In Bosnia and Herzegovina and among Bosniak families elsewhere, Aldin is an established given name used alongside similar short forms such as Adin, Eldin, and Dino. Its derivation in that tradition is not settled. One common explanation links the ending to Arabic dīn ("religion, faith"), the element found in composite names like Nurudin and Šemsudin, but that is a naming pattern in the region rather than a documented origin for Aldin itself. Another view treats it as a modern European-style name tied to the Germanic element ald ("old") seen in Aldo and Alden. Because the two traditions are distinct, the English meaning should not be applied automatically to the Balkan name.
Aldin Name History & Origins
The English name goes back to the Old English personal name Ealdwine, built from the common naming elements eald and wine and recorded in Anglo-Saxon England before the Norman Conquest. After the Conquest, names of this type fell out of fashion, but many survived as surnames, and Alden, Aldin, and Aldine appear in later English records as family names. From the 17th century onward, English surnames began to be used as first names, and Alden became an American given name; John Alden, a passenger on the Mayflower in 1620, kept the surname familiar in New England. In English-speaking countries, Aldin is used as a less common spelling of that given name.
The Balkan name has a different setting. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Aldin is a masculine given name most common among Bosniaks, and it belongs to a group of short names in a- and -din (Adin, Eldin, Dino) that are common in the region. Names of this shape are often popularly connected to Arabic dīn, and composite religious names such as Nurudin (from nūr al-dīn, "light of the religion") are well documented there, but no old written source establishes Aldin as a shortening of such a compound. Aldin also occurs as a surname in Britain and elsewhere, where it generally follows the English surname tradition.
How Popular is the Name Aldin?
Aldin has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2007. Its best rank was #2,813 in 2007.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,274 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #5,439 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #6,230 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #5,449 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2021 | #5,113 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2020 | #7,043 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #5,162 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2018 | #5,324 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #5,803 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #3,684 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2015 | #6,335 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #4,873 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2013 | #3,969 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2012 | #3,374 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2011 | #3,513 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2010 | #3,075 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 2009 | #3,836 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2008 | #3,563 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 2007 | #2,813 | 42 | 0.0020% |
| 2006 | #4,371 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 2005 | #3,713 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2004 | #2,952 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 2003 | #4,433 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2002 | #3,670 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2001 | #3,846 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2000 | #3,770 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1999 | #3,840 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1998 | #4,881 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #3,884 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1996 | #7,998 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #6,428 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #6,390 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #7,657 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #8,472 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #5,802 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #3,181 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1935 | #3,257 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1928 | #3,708 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #4,214 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1925 | #3,746 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #4,359 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1921 | #3,880 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1920 | #4,295 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1917 | #3,990 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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