Boys' name · since 1991
Alper
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 78 babies named Alper, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,046 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 78
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
78 boys have been named Alper since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alper has been recorded 78 times among boys since 1991, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1991 to 2024.
- #19,046 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 78 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alper ranks #19,046 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 78 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,046 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 78
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alper's 78 recorded births place it above 57.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Alper's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alper's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alper popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2024
- Peak year (2007)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Alper by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (31 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Alper's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Alper births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
31 births
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 31 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Alper's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 2020s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alper: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1991–2024 (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 Alper 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.