Aldora
Feminine
Aldora is an old American girl's name with three open syllables, al-DOR-uh, and a familiar name tucked inside it: Dora, with Al- set in front. It has the shape of Isadora and Theodora without their length.
How old is the name Aldora?
Aldora first appears in US birth records in 1899 — 126 years ago. The typical Aldora alive today was born around 1926, making them about 99 years old. About 100 people named Aldora are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Aldora most popular?
Aldora peaked in 1900, reaching #1319 nationally. See the whole 1900 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Aldora
Our story of Aldora is about a name assembled from parts that were close at hand. Dora was an everyday American girl's name, and Al- opened a whole shelf of others, Alma, Alta, Alberta; joined together they make a name that sounds as though it had always existed. As far as any record shows, it was put together, and put together well. Whoever first said it aloud made something that sits comfortably beside Isadora and Theodora without borrowing their history.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No origin for Aldora has been documented. It reads as Al- joined to Dora, itself a short form of Dorothea and Theodora, but no record names the join. Baby-name lists give it meanings such as 'noble gift' or 'winged gift'; neither traces to a documented source, and the name's own record is simply the spelling.
Pronouncing Aldora
al-DOR-uh
Three syllables, stress on the second.
Nicknames for Aldora
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1899
- Most girls named
- 192624 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1319reached in 1900
- Change vs 2021
- −16.7%5 in 2022, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Aldoras among us
people named Aldora are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Aldora sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Contains Dora, so it comes with a ready short form.
- Sounds familiar beside Isadora and Theodora while being shorter.
- Spelled as it sounds.
- The meanings printed for it in name lists are not documented, so there is no honest meaning to give when someone asks.
- People may hear Eldora or Alora, so expect to spell it.
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Frequently asked
- How many Aldoras are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 100 people named Aldora are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Aldora in 2025?
- Aldora is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Aldora with classmates?
- Aldora will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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