Recorded 1917–1922 Boys' name Peak 1917 23 births

Algert — boys' name

23 babies named Algert in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

23 boys have been named Algert since 1917, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1922.

23
total births
1917–1922
years on record
1910s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Algert was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

7 babies were named Algert in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Algert

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Algert between 1917 and 1922, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Algert currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1922. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Algert performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Algert shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Algert 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 23 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.

Algert at a glance

Last recorded 1922

Total births

23

Since 1917

6 years of records

Peak year

1917

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1922

Active since

1917

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1922

Algert popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1917

Last recorded 1922
Peak year (1917)
7
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1922192119181917 7

Algert by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
12 births that decade — 52% of Algert's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Algert?
23 babies have been named Algert since 1917. It was last recorded in 1922. The peak year was 1917 with 7 births.
When was Algert most popular?
Algert was most popular in the 1910s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Algert been used?
Algert has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 6 years of data through 1922.
What names are similar to Algert?
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, 1917–1922 (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.