Girls' name · since 1888
Alga
132 babies named Alga in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,076 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 132
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alga is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 132 have been recorded since 1888.
Social Security Administration records show Alga recorded 132 times among girls since 1888, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 1955.
- #24,076 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 132 born since 1888
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alga ranks #24,076 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 132 born since 1888, peaking in the 1920s.
- #24,076 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 132
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alga's 132 recorded births place it above 66.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Alga's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alga's full recorded timeline at 1921, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1888, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alga popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–1955
- Peak year (1915)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Alga popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1930 (Alga as boys' name)
Alga by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (52 births, 39% of the file).
1920s was Alga's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Alga births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1900s 8
1900s
8 births
- 1910s
1910s
51 births
- 1920s
1920s
52 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 52 births (39% of all-time use).
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What to do with Alga's data
- Alga's decade-level peak was the 1920s (52 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alga: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1888–1955 (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 Alga 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.