Boys' name · since 1914

Algird

Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 52 babies named Algird, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#21,845 of 45,481
all-time among boys
52
born since 1914
1920s
peak decade

Algird is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 52 have been recorded since 1914.

Social Security Administration records show Algird recorded 52 times among boys since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1927.

  • #21,845 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 52 born since 1914
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Algird ranks #21,845 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.

#21,845 of 45,481
all-time among boys
52
born since 1914
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Algird's 52 recorded births place it above 51.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Algird's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Algird's full recorded timeline at 1923, 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 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Algird popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1920)
9
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
45678910 19141915192019221923192519261927 7

Algird by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (42 births, 81% of the file).

1920s was Algird's strongest decade.

42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.

Algird births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 42 births (81% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Algird? ▼
Algird has been given to 52 babies in the U.S. since 1914, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #21,845 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1927. 9 babies were born in 1920, its single highest year.
Where does Algird sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Algird ranks #21,845 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
Records for Algird go back to 1914, giving 14 years of history 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.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Algird: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1914–1927 (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 Algird 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.