Boys' name · since 1933
Algin
33 babies named Algin in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,047 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 33
- born since 1933
- 1950s
- peak decade
33 boys have been named Algin since 1933, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Algin has been recorded 33 times among boys since 1933, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 1968.
- #25,047 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 33 born since 1933
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Algin ranks #25,047 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 33 born since 1933, peaking in the 1950s.
- #25,047 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 33
- born since 1933
- 1950s
- peak decade
Algin's 33 recorded births place it above 44.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Algin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Algin's full recorded timeline at 1955, 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 1933, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1955 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Algin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1968
- Peak year (1955)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Algin by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (18 births, 55% of the file).
1950s was Algin's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Algin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 18 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Algin's decade-level peak was the 1950s (18 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- 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 Algin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1933–1968 (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 Algin 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.