Recorded 1919–1959 Unisex name Peak 1928 58 births

Algia — boys' name

58 babies named Algia in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s361930s61940s51950s5
1920s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Algia was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

9 babies were named Algia in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Algia

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Algia between 1919 and 1959, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Algia currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Algia is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 46 additional births since 1909.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Algia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Algia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Algia 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 58 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.

Algia at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

58

Since 1919

41 years of records

Peak year

1928

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1919

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1959

Algia popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1919

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1928)
9
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
45678910 195919411930192919281924192319211919 6

Algia popularity over time — girls

46 total births recorded since 1909 (Algia as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 46 births
45678910 1935192919271920191919171909 6

Algia by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
36 births that decade — 62% of Algia's all-time total
1910s61920s361930s61940s51950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Algia?
58 babies have been named Algia since 1919. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1928 with 9 births.
When was Algia most popular?
Algia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
Is Algia a unisex name?
Yes, Algia is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 58 births, and as a girl's name it has 46 births.
How long has the name Algia been used?
Algia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 41 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Algia?
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, 1919–1959 (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.