Boys' name · since 1950

Algis

Algis has 104 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1954 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#17,127 of 45,481
all-time among boys
104
born since 1950
1950s
peak decade

Algis is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 104 have been recorded since 1950.

Algis has 104 recorded births among boys since 1950, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 1963.

  • #17,127 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 104 born since 1950
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Algis ranks #17,127 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 104 born since 1950, peaking in the 1950s.

#17,127 of 45,481
all-time among boys
104
born since 1950
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Algis's 104 recorded births place it above 62.21% 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.

Algis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Algis's full recorded timeline at 1957, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1950, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1954 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Algis popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1954)
11
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
4681012 19501952195419561958196019621963 6

Algis by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (77 births, 74% of the file).

1950s was Algis's strongest decade.

77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.

Algis births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 77 births (74% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Algis? ▼
Algis has been given to 104 babies in the U.S. since 1950, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #17,127 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1963. 11 babies were born in 1954, its single highest year.
Where does Algis sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Algis ranks #17,127 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 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.

What to do with Algis's data

  • Algis's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (77 total births) through the 1960s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Algis

Nearby Names Like Algis

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Algis

Algie Boy
1,529 births
Algernon Boy
985 births
Alger Boy
832 births
Algenis Boy
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Algia Boy
58 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Algis: 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, 1950–1963 (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 Algis 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.