Aldous

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⭐ Famous Aldous

Aldous Huxley

English writer and philosopher (1894–1963)

Choose Aldous and your child shares a first name with Aldous Huxley, an English writer and philosopher. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Aldous, like who?” Aldous Huxley's Wikipedia article is available in 144 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 188,679 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Aldous, 9 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Aldous would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAldous first shows up in US birth records in 1969, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 56 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1969, when it reached #4,404.
• 🚀TrendAldous has climbed 1,311 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #8,243. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 💬MeaningIn Germanic, Aldous means “old”. Our records link it to English, German and Italian roots.

About the name Aldous

Aldous is a boy name of English, German and Italian origin meaning “old”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-ous”. US birth records list Aldous for boys from 1969 to 2025, in 17 of those 57 years. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked #4,404 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #8,243, with 9 babies.

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