US rank #9099 Boys' name Peak 1988 528 births

Alcides — #9099 US boys' name

528 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.

1950s151960s501970s771980s941990s802000s862010s772020s49
#9099
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 36% of names given to boys today.

1980s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Alcides was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

17 babies were named Alcides in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alcides

The Social Security Administration has registered 528 babies named Alcides between 1954 and 2024, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alcides currently holds the #9099 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alcides performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Alcides shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 44 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Alcides in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alcides 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 528 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.

Alcides at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

528

Since 1954

71 years of records

Peak year

1988

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#9,099

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1954

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alcides popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1954

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1988)
17
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
05101520 202420162007199819891981197319631954 5

Alcides by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
94 births that decade — 18% of Alcides's all-time total
1950s151960s501970s771980s941990s802000s862010s772020s49

Alcides by state

Where Alcides concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Alcides
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
44 8.3%
#2 Texas
7 1.3%
#3 California
5 0.9%
New York share of Alcides's total US births 8.3%
Even split

44 of 528 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alcides?
528 babies have been named Alcides since 1954. It currently ranks #9099 among boys. The peak year was 1988 with 17 births.
When was Alcides most popular?
Alcides was most popular in the 1980s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Alcides most popular?
The top states for the name Alcides are New York (44 births), Texas (7 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Alcides been used?
Alcides has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 71 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alcides?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alcide, Alcee, 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, 1954–2024 (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.