The baby name Ald is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ɑld/ or /ɔːld/ (one syllable; rhymes with 'bald' without the 'b').
The baby name Ald is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ɑld/ or /ɔːld/ (one syllable; rhymes with 'bald' without the 'b').
Ald is English, Germanic in Origin.
Ald is a compact Germanic given name formed from the ancient element ald/eald, “old, mature,” from Proto-Germanic *aldaz. The same base appears in Old Norse aldr “age, lifetime” and Old English eald “old,” lending the name connotations of seasoned wisdom and seniority. As a standalone personal name it is very rare, more often functioning as a clipped form of longer Anglo-Saxon and continental names beginning with Ald-.
Variants and related forms include the Italian/Spanish Aldo and its feminine Alda, Frisian Alde, and English compounds such as Alden, Aldric, Aldred, Aldwin, and Aldhelm; Scots Auld is a cognate by form rather than a standard given name. In modern usage Ald reads as a clean, gender-neutral minimalist choice with a meaning of “old; wise; experienced.” While uncommon in statistics, it feels familiar via the many Ald- names in medieval and modern use.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| AL | 0 | #75 | 2 | 2,372 | |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #226 | 2 | 4,141 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #232 | 3 | 5,842 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #298 | 6 | 5,122 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #404 | 5 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| LY | 0 | #555 | 5 | 12,703 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #617 | 6 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #691 | 7 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #760 | 8 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #799 | 8 | 18,755 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #856 | 31 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #863 | 16 | 14,506 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #911 | 8 | 17,948 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #970 | 13 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #973 | 9 | 15,656 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| MA | 0 | #1,119 | 10 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,162 | 15 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,174 | 9 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,249 | 6 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,263 | 5 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,593 | 22 | 28,008 |
Ald is popular in 46 countries — most recent births per country:
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