Boys' name · since 1882
Alanzo
494 babies named Alanzo in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,940 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,616 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 494
- born since 1882
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alanzo is the #5616 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 494 recorded since 1882.
Social Security Administration records show Alanzo recorded 494 times among boys since 1882, holding rank #5616 nationally today, ahead of 60% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #7,940 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,616 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 494 born since 1882
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alanzo ranks #7,940 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,616 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 494 born since 1882, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,940 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,616 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 494
- born since 1882
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alanzo's 494 recorded births place it above 82.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Alanzo compares
494 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Alanzo's all-time total is 34% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alanzo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 494 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Alanzo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alanzo splits its recorded history at 2000: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alanzo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Alanzo by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (192 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Alanzo's strongest decade.
192 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Alanzo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 7
1880s
7 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 54
1990s
54 births
- 2000s 72
2000s
72 births
- 2010s
2010s
192 births
- 2020s
2020s
86 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 192 births (39% of all-time use).
Alanzo by state
Where Alanzo concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 25 | 5.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 22 | 4.5% |
25 of 494 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Alanzo's data
- Alanzo's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (192 total births) through the 2020s (86) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Alanzos (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alanzo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~143 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1882–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alanzo draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.