Unisex name · since 1919
Algia
Algia has 58 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1928 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,067 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 58
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Algia is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 58 have been recorded since 1919.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Algia has been recorded 58 times among boys since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1959.
- #21,067 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 58 born since 1919
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Algia ranks #21,067 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 58 born since 1919, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,067 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 58
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Algia's 58 recorded births place it above 53.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Algia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Algia's full recorded timeline at 1928, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1929, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1928 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Algia popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1959
- Peak year (1928)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Algia popularity over time - girls
46 total births recorded since 1909 (Algia as girls' name)
Algia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (36 births, 62% of the file).
1920s was Algia's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Algia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
36 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 36 births (62% of all-time use).
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What to do with Algia's data
- Algia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (36 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 Algia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1919–1959 (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 Algia 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.