boy's name

Aladdin

  • Origin Arabic
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 288

Aladdin is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Aladdin is a name of Arabic origin.
  • Peaked in 1993, when 24 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1980.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Aladdin over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Aladdin by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 17
1990s 74
2000s 25
2010s 69
2020s (to 2025) 85

How popular is Aladdin?

In 2025, Aladdin was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Aladdin is used

Canada #1,742 5 in 1994
France #4,162 5 in 2005
England & Wales #5,247 3 in 2017
United States #8,952 8 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Aladdin

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Aladdin also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aladdin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Aladdin

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aladdin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Aladdin

How popular is the name Aladdin?

In 2025, Aladdin was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Aladdin a girl's or a boy's name?

Aladdin is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Aladdin?

Aladdin has 3 syllables.

When was Aladdin most popular?

Aladdin peaked in 1993, when 24 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Aladdin a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aladdin currently ranks #8,952 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.