Unisex name · since 1880
Algie
1,529 babies named Algie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,903 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,529
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,529 boys have been named Algie since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Algie has been recorded 1,529 times among boys since 1880, 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 1880 to 1991.
- #3,903 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,529 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Algie ranks #3,903 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,529 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,903 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,529
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Algie's 1,529 recorded births place it above 91.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Virginia.
Algie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Algie's SSA record in two at 1939 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1888, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Algie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1991
- Peak year (1919)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Algie popularity over time - girls
361 total births recorded since 1895 (Algie as girls' name)
Algie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (282 births, 18% of the file).
1920s was Algie's strongest decade.
282 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Algie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 44
1880s
44 births
- 1890s 34
1890s
34 births
- 1900s 52
1900s
52 births
- 1910s
1910s
232 births
- 1920s
1920s
282 births
- 1930s
1930s
217 births
- 1940s
1940s
214 births
- 1950s
1950s
195 births
- 1960s 112
1960s
112 births
- 1970s 84
1970s
84 births
- 1980s 53
1980s
53 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 282 births (18% of all-time use).
How Algie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Algie's total volume
Algie by state
Where Algie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Virginia | | 51 | 3.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 35 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 28 | 1.8% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 28 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Arkansas | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.3% |
51 of 1,529 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Algie's data
- Algie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (282 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Virginia records the most Algies (51 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Algie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1880–1991 (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 Algie 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.