Recorded 1882–1963 Boys' name Peak 1916 182 births

Alcee — boys' name

182 babies named Alcee in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51910s381920s511930s301940s281950s191960s11
1920s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Alcee was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

10 babies were named Alcee in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alcee

The Social Security Administration has registered 182 babies named Alcee between 1882 and 1963, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alcee currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alcee performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Alcee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 105 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Alcee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alcee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 182 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alcee at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

182

Since 1882

82 years of records

Peak year

1916

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1882

Recorded for 82 years

Last year on file: 1963

Alcee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1882

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1916)
10
Annual births at peak — across 82 years of records
4681012 19631953194419331928192119151882 5

Alcee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
51 births that decade — 28% of Alcee's all-time total
1880s51910s381920s511930s301940s281950s191960s11

Alcee by state

Where Alcee concentrates geographically — total births since 1882

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Alcee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
105 57.7%
Louisiana share of Alcee's total US births 57.7%

105 of 182 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alcee?
182 babies have been named Alcee since 1882. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1916 with 10 births.
When was Alcee most popular?
Alcee was most popular in the 1920s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Alcee most popular?
The top states for the name Alcee are Louisiana (105 births).
How long has the name Alcee been used?
Alcee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 82 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Alcee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alcide, Alcides, Alcario, Alcus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1882–1963 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.