Recorded 1899–1968 Girls' name Peak 1923 242 births

Alphia — girls' name

242 babies named Alphia in U.S. Social Security records since 1899, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s61900s281910s471920s801930s281940s171950s241960s12
1920s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Alphia was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

16 babies were named Alphia in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alphia

The Social Security Administration has registered 242 babies named Alphia between 1899 and 1968, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alphia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alphia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Alphia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alphia 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 242 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.

Alphia at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

242

Since 1899

70 years of records

Peak year

1923

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1899

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 1968

Alphia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1899

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1923)
16
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
05101520 196819501938192919241919191419071899 6

Alphia by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
80 births that decade — 33% of Alphia's all-time total
1890s61900s281910s471920s801930s281940s171950s241960s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alphia?
242 babies have been named Alphia since 1899. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1923 with 16 births.
When was Alphia most popular?
Alphia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Alphia been used?
Alphia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1899, spanning 70 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Alphia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alpha, Alphonsine, Alpa, Alphonso, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1899–1968 (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.