Boys' name · since 1970
Alprentice
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Alprentice, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,960 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
17 boys have been named Alprentice since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Alprentice has 17 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1972.
- #29,960 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 17 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alprentice ranks #29,960 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #29,960 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Alprentice's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Alprentice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alprentice's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alprentice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1972
- Peak year (1970)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Alprentice by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Alprentice's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Alprentice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alprentice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~2 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, 1970–1972 (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 Alprentice 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.