Recorded 1891–1920 Boys' name Peak 1918 53 births

Algot — boys' name

53 babies named Algot in U.S. Social Security records since 1891, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1910s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Algot was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

10 babies were named Algot in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Algot

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Algot between 1891 and 1920, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Algot currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1920. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Algot performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Algot shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Algot in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Algot 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 53 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.

Algot at a glance

Last recorded 1920

Total births

53

Since 1891

30 years of records

Peak year

1918

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1920

Active since

1891

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1920

Algot popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1891

Last recorded 1920
Peak year (1918)
10
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Algot by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
33 births that decade — 62% of Algot's all-time total
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Algot by state

Where Algot concentrates geographically — total births since 1891

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Algot
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
6 11.3%
Minnesota share of Algot's total US births 11.3%

6 of 53 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Algot?
53 babies have been named Algot since 1891. It was last recorded in 1920. The peak year was 1918 with 10 births.
When was Algot most popular?
Algot was most popular in the 1910s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Algot most popular?
The top states for the name Algot are Minnesota (6 births).
How long has the name Algot been used?
Algot has been recorded in Social Security data since 1891, spanning 30 years of data through 1920.
What names are similar to Algot?
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, 1891–1920 (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.