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Why parents love Alder- The alder IS one of the most important Celtic trees.
- It bridges the living AND the dead.
- Two syllables with a natural, English sound: ALL-der.
- The meaning alder tree IS mythologically powerful.
- The most directly tree-spirit name.
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The vibe of Alder
from the alder treeOld EnglishalorCelticmythologyimportantbridgeslivingdeadnatural
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Origin & history of Alder
Old English alor (alder tree)
→ Alder
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ModernAmerican / InventedVariant roots
Alder IS from the alder tree — one of the most important Celtic trees, bridging the living and the dead.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Old English; Celtic tree mythology.
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Today
Alder remains a beloved choice, ranking #1871 in the US. 1,291 babies have been named Alder since 1903.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Alder?
2024
peak year
Today, Alder is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #1871), with only about 94 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2024, 129 babies were given the name (ranked #1421 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2020s. Alder has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 1,291 babies have been registered as Alder since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
129
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,421)
(ranked #1,421)
94
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
940
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,291
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Alder4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
Alder's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — tree-spirit seeking. People named Alder tend to be natural, powerful, and gifted at being the Celtic tree that bridges worlds.
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Celtic tree bridges worlds✦
Living-and-dead◈
Most-important◎
Natural-powerful♡
Mythologically-deepA1
L3
D4
E5
R9
Sum: 22 → Life path 4
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Personality of Alder🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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