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Boy name · Welsh origin

Aled

Welsh origin · 100% boys · 6 born in 2025

From the river Aled in Denbighshire — offspring; the river aled. Carried worldwide by the boy soprano Aled Jones in the 1980s.

MeaningOffspring; the river Aled
OriginWelsh
Syllables2
Nicknames—
Recorded in England & Wales983
Born in 20256
Themes: nature water

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Aled per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
England & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1997 · 78
  • Born in 20256
  • All time983
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Aled?

Aled was given to 6 babies in England and Wales in 2025. Its best year was 1997, with 78 registrations. The name is absent from American records, so there is no US curve to compare it against.

Names that sound like Aled

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alfred0.75
  2. Alec0.71
  3. Jared0.70
  4. Alek0.71
  5. Allen0.68
  6. Ahmed0.70
  7. Jarred0.68
  8. Alex0.63

Middle names for Aled

Ranked by flow score
  1. Aled Paul0.77
  2. Aled John0.77
  3. Aled Blake0.76
  4. Aled Wade0.76
  5. Aled Ross0.76
  6. Aled Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Aled

Names registered alongside it, on a 30-year window
  1. Wesleybrother · 0.93
  2. Ianbrother · 0.92
  3. Dionbrother · 0.91
  4. Yasminesister · 0.91
  5. Deborahsister · 0.91
  6. Ruthsister · 0.91

In the British record

England and Wales, 1996–2025
  1. First recorded1996
  2. Peak year1997 · 78
  3. Years recorded30 of 30
  4. All time983

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Aled White0.72
  2. Aled Nguyen0.72
  3. Aled Moore0.72
  4. Aled Hill0.72
  5. Aled Hall0.72
  6. Aled Brown0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Aled

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. England & Wales1996–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020

Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names for England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scores on this page are explained in the methodology.