Boys' name · since 1880
Alcide
Alcide has 1,003 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,130 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,003
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,003 boys have been named Alcide since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alcide has been recorded 1,003 times among boys since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2020.
- #5,130 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,003 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alcide ranks #5,130 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,003 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,130 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,003
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alcide's 1,003 recorded births place it above 88.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Alcide's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alcide's full recorded timeline at 1928, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1883, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alcide popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2020
- Peak year (1924)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Alcide by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (248 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Alcide's strongest decade.
248 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Alcide births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 55
1880s
55 births
- 1890s 43
1890s
43 births
- 1900s 48
1900s
48 births
- 1910s
1910s
220 births
- 1920s
1920s
248 births
- 1930s
1930s
132 births
- 1940s
1940s
114 births
- 1950s 58
1950s
58 births
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s 27
2010s
27 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 248 births (25% of all-time use).
How Alcide compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Alcide's total volume
Alcide by state
Where Alcide concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 274 | 27.3% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 83 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Maine | | 33 | 3.3% |
274 of 1,003 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Alcide's data
- Alcide's decade-level peak was the 1920s (248 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Alcides (274 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alcide: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~140 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, 1880–2020 (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 Alcide 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.