Alpheus — #9873 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Alpheus

The Social Security Administration has registered 770 babies named Alpheus between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alpheus currently holds the #9873 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alpheus performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 180 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Alpheus shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Alpheus in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alpheus 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 770 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.