Recorded 2011–2021 Unisex name Peak 2020 34 births

Alchemy — unisex name

34 babies named Alchemy in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s202020s14
2010s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Alchemy was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

9 babies were named Alchemy in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alchemy

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Alchemy between 2011 and 2021, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alchemy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Alchemy is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2022.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alchemy performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Alchemy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alchemy 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 34 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.

Alchemy at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

34

Since 2011

11 years of records

Peak year

2020

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2011

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2021

Alchemy popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2011

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2020)
9
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
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Alchemy popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2022 (Alchemy as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2022 5

Alchemy by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
20 births that decade — 59% of Alchemy's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alchemy?
34 babies have been named Alchemy since 2011. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2020 with 9 births.
When was Alchemy most popular?
Alchemy was most popular in the 2010s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Is Alchemy a unisex name?
Yes, Alchemy is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 34 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Alchemy been used?
Alchemy has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 11 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Alchemy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alcie, Alcia, Alcina, Alcaria, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2011–2021 (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.