Boys' name · since 1981
Algenis
65 babies named Algenis in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,282 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 65
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
65 boys have been named Algenis since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Algenis recorded 65 times among boys since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2013.
- #20,282 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 65 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Algenis ranks #20,282 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 65 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,282 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 65
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Algenis's 65 recorded births place it above 55.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Algenis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Algenis's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Algenis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2013
- Peak year (1990)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2013.
65 total births across 33 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1990 with 10 births in a single year.
Algenis by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (41 births, 63% of the file).
1990s was Algenis's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Algenis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
41 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 41 births (63% of all-time use).
Algenis decade highlights
- Peak decade 41 births
- Runner-up 10 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Algenis by state
Where Algenis concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 42 | 64.6% |
42 of 65 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- New York 64.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 64.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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- Algenis's decade-level peak was the 1990s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Algeniss (42 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Algenis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1981–2013 (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 Algenis 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.
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