Girls' name · since 1899
Alphia
Since 1899, U.S. Social Security records show 242 babies named Alphia, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,882 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 242
- born since 1899
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alphia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 242 recorded since 1899.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alphia has been recorded 242 times among girls since 1899, 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 1899 to 1968.
- #17,882 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 242 born since 1899
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alphia ranks #17,882 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 242 born since 1899, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,882 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 242
- born since 1899
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alphia's 242 recorded births place it above 75.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Alphia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alphia's full recorded timeline at 1925, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1907, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alphia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–1968
- Peak year (1923)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Alphia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (80 births, 33% of the file).
1920s was Alphia's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Alphia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 28
1900s
28 births
- 1910s
1910s
47 births
- 1920s
1920s
80 births
- 1930s 28
1930s
28 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 24
1950s
24 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 80 births (33% of all-time use).
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What to do with Alphia's data
- Alphia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alphia: 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 (~69 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, 1899–1968 (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 Alphia 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.