Girls' name · since 1905
Alka
122 babies named Alka in U.S. Social Security records since 1905, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,896 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 122
- born since 1905
- 1920s
- peak decade
122 girls have been named Alka since 1905, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alka has been recorded 122 times among girls since 1905, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1905 to 1989.
- #24,896 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 122 born since 1905
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alka ranks #24,896 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 122 born since 1905, peaking in the 1920s.
- #24,896 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 122
- born since 1905
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alka's 122 recorded births place it above 65.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Alka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alka's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1905, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1923 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–1989
- Peak year (1923)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Alka by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (33 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Alka's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Alka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
33 births
- 1930s 8
1930s
8 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
33 births
- 1980s
1980s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 33 births (27% of all-time use).
Alka by state
Where Alka concentrates geographically, total births since 1905
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 42 | 34.4% |
42 of 122 births nationwide.
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What to do with Alka's data
- Alka's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 1980s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Kentucky records the most Alkas (42 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~84 yrs)
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, 1905–1989 (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 Alka 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.