Meaning and history
Probably a diminutive of names beginning with the Old English element eald, meaning “old,” Aldous has been used as an English given name since the Middle Ages, especially in East Anglia. A well-known bearer was the British author Aldous Huxley (1894–1963).
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: 8 births, rank #8,803
20112011: 11 births, rank #7,009
2012: 8 births, rank #8,864
2013: 6 births, rank #10,728
2014: 14 births, rank #5,997
2015: 12 births, rank #6,676
20162016: 13 births, rank #6,349
2017: 10 births, rank #7,546
2018: 11 births, rank #7,136
2019: 11 births, rank #7,173
2020: 7 births, rank #9,554
20212021: 11 births, rank #7,089
2022: 13 births, rank #6,479
2023: 11 births, rank #7,289
2024: 7 births, rank #9,894
20252025: 9 births, rank #8,243
In 2025, 9 babies were recorded with the name Aldous, ranking #8,243 among boys.