Boys' name · since 1915

Alcus

Alcus has 74 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#19,411 of 45,481
all-time among boys
74
born since 1915
1920s
peak decade

Alcus sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 74 recorded since 1915.

Alcus has 74 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1950.

  • #19,411 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 74 born since 1915
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alcus ranks #19,411 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 74 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.

#19,411 of 45,481
all-time among boys
74
born since 1915
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Alcus's 74 recorded births place it above 57.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Alcus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Alcus splits its recorded history at 1925: 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 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Alcus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1950

Last recorded 1950
Peak year (1926)
11
Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
4681012 191519171918191919201921192519261931193719381950 5

Alcus by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (30 births, 41% of the file).

1920s was Alcus's strongest decade.

30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Alcus births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 30 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alcus? ▼
74 babies have been named Alcus since 1915. All-time, it sits at #19,411 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1950. The peak year was 1926 with 11 births.
Where does Alcus sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alcus ranks #19,411 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Alcus most popular? ▼
Alcus was most popular in the 1920s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Alcus been used? ▼
Alcus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 36 years of data through 1950.
What names are similar to Alcus? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alcide, Alcides, Alcee, Alcario, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Alcus's data

  • Alcus's decade-level peak was the 1920s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Alcus

Nearby Names Like Alcus

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Alcus

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Alcee Boy
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Alcario Boy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Alcus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–1950 (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 Alcus 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.