Boys' name · since 1996
Alp
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 467 babies named Alp, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,209 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,492 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 467
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
467 babies have been named Alp since 1996, making it today's #3492 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alp has been recorded 467 times among boys since 1996, currently ranked #3492 nationally and more common than 75% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #8,209 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,492 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 467 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alp ranks #8,209 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,492 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 467 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,209 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,492 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 467
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alp's 467 recorded births place it above 81.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Alp compares
467 Top 46% higher than 54% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Alp's all-time total is 27% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alp | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 467 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Alp's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alp's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alp popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Alp by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (186 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Alp's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Alp births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
88 births
- 2010s
2010s
186 births
- 2020s
2020s
174 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 186 births (40% of all-time use).
Alp by state
Where Alp concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 47 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 33 | 7.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 31 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 12 | 2.6% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 11 | 2.4% |
47 of 467 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Alp's data
- Alp's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (186 total births) through the 2020s (174) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Alps (47 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Alp: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Alp 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.