Recorded 1950–1963 Boys' name Peak 1954 104 births

Algis — boys' name

104 babies named Algis in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s771960s27
1950s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Algis was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

11 babies were named Algis in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Algis

The Social Security Administration has registered 104 babies named Algis between 1950 and 1963, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Algis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Algis performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Algis shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Algis 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 104 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.

Algis at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

104

Since 1950

14 years of records

Peak year

1954

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1950

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1963

Algis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1950

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1954)
11
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 19631961195919571955195319511950 5

Algis by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
77 births that decade — 74% of Algis's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Algis?
104 babies have been named Algis since 1950. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1954 with 11 births.
When was Algis most popular?
Algis was most popular in the 1950s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Algis been used?
Algis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 14 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Algis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Algie, Algernon, Alger, Algenis, 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, 1950–1963 (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.