Recorded 1914–1927 Boys' name Peak 1920 52 births

Algird — boys' name

52 babies named Algird in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Algird was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

9 babies were named Algird in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Algird

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Algird between 1914 and 1927, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Algird currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Algird performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Algird shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Algird 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 52 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.

Algird at a glance

Last recorded 1927

Total births

52

Since 1914

14 years of records

Peak year

1920

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1927

Active since

1914

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1927

Algird popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1914

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1920)
9
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Algird by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
42 births that decade — 81% of Algird's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Algird?
52 babies have been named Algird since 1914. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1920 with 9 births.
When was Algird most popular?
Algird was most popular in the 1920s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Algird been used?
Algird has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 14 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Algird?
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, 1914–1927 (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.