Recorded 1981–2013 Boys' name Peak 1990 65 births

Algenis — boys' name

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.

1980s71990s412000s102010s7
1990s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Algenis was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

10 babies were named Algenis in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Algenis

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Algenis between 1981 and 2013, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Algenis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Algenis performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Algenis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 42 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Algenis in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Algenis 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 65 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.

Algenis at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

65

Since 1981

33 years of records

Peak year

1990

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1981

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2013

Algenis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1981

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1990)
10
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4681012 2013200720041998199619951993199119901981 7

Algenis by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
41 births that decade — 63% of Algenis's all-time total
1980s71990s412000s102010s7

Algenis by state

Where Algenis concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Algenis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
42 64.6%
New York share of Algenis's total US births 64.6%

42 of 65 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Algenis?
65 babies have been named Algenis since 1981. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1990 with 10 births.
When was Algenis most popular?
Algenis was most popular in the 1990s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Algenis most popular?
The top states for the name Algenis are New York (42 births).
How long has the name Algenis been used?
Algenis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 33 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Algenis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Algie, Algernon, Alger, Algis, 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, 1981–2013 (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.