Boys' name · since 1954
Alcides
534 babies named Alcides in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,587 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,867 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 534
- born since 1954
- 1980s
- peak decade
534 babies have been named Alcides since 1954, making it today's #10867 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Alcides recorded 534 times among boys since 1954, holding rank #10867 nationally today, ahead of 22% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2025.
- #7,587 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,867 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 534 born since 1954
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alcides ranks #7,587 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,867 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 534 born since 1954, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,587 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,867 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 534
- born since 1954
- 1980s
- peak decade
Alcides's 534 recorded births place it above 83.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Alcides compares
534 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Alcides's all-time total is 45% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alcides | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 534 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Alcides's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alcides splits its recorded history at 1991: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1954 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alcides popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Alcides by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (94 births, 18% of the file).
1980s was Alcides's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Alcides births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s
1960s
50 births
- 1970s
1970s
77 births
- 1980s
1980s
94 births
- 1990s
1990s
80 births
- 2000s
2000s
86 births
- 2010s
2010s
77 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 94 births (18% of all-time use).
How Alcides 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 Alcides's total volume
Alcides by state
Where Alcides concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 44 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7 | 1.3% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
44 of 534 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Alcides's data
- Alcides's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (94 total births) through the 2020s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Alcidess (44 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Alcides: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1954–2025 (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 Alcides 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.