Boys' name · since 1919

Alphie

Alphie has 17 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#29,959 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 1919
1920s
peak decade

Alphie is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 17 have been recorded since 1919.

Social Security Administration records show Alphie recorded 17 times among boys since 1919, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1922.

  • #29,959 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 17 born since 1919
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alphie ranks #29,959 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1919, peaking in the 1920s.

#29,959 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 1919
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Alphie's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Alphie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Alphie's SSA record in two at 1920 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Alphie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1922

Last recorded 1922
Peak year (1919)
6
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
4.555.566.5 191919201922 6

Alphie by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (11 births, 65% of the file).

1920s was Alphie's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.

Alphie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (65% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alphie? ▼
Alphie has been given to 17 babies in the U.S. since 1919, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #29,959 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1922. 6 babies were born in 1919, its single highest year.
Where does Alphie sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alphie ranks #29,959 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Alphie most popular? ▼
Alphie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Alphie been used? ▼
Records for Alphie go back to 1919, giving 4 years of history through 1922.
What names are similar to Alphie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alphonso, Alphonse, Alpha, Alphonzo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Alphie

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Alphie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1919–1922 (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 Alphie 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.