Algernon vs Alger

Side-by-side comparison of Algernon and Alger — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Algernon

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Name B

Alger

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Metric Algernon Alger
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 985 832
Peak Year 1972 1919
Peak Year Births 29 30
Peak Decade 1970ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1886 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Algernon Alger
1880ss 5 18
1890ss — 17
1900ss — 10
1910ss 75 157
1920ss 82 215
1930ss 56 135
1940ss 46 106
1950ss 100 94
1960ss 102 40
1970ss 199 35
1980ss 156 —
1990ss 100 —
2000ss 37 5
2010ss 27 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Algernon Alger
2014 8 —
2015 5 —
2016 5 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1886–2016.

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