Recorded 1916–1925 Boys' name Peak 1918 20 births

Algerd — boys' name

20 babies named Algerd in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s151920s5

The verdict

20 boys have been named Algerd since 1916, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1925.

20
total births
1916–1925
years on record
1910s
peak decade
75%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Algerd was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

9 babies were named Algerd in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Algerd

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Algerd between 1916 and 1925, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Algerd currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Algerd performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Algerd shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Algerd in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Algerd 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 20 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.

Algerd at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

20

Since 1916

10 years of records

Peak year

1918

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1916

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1925

Algerd popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1916

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1918)
9
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
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Algerd by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
15 births that decade — 75% of Algerd's all-time total
1910s151920s5

Algerd by state

Where Algerd concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Algerd
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 25.0%
Pennsylvania share of Algerd's total US births 25.0%

5 of 20 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Algerd?
20 babies have been named Algerd since 1916. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1918 with 9 births.
When was Algerd most popular?
Algerd was most popular in the 1910s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Algerd most popular?
The top states for the name Algerd are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Algerd been used?
Algerd has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 10 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Algerd?
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, 1916–1925 (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.