Boys' name · since 1920

Alroy

Alroy has 110 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1953 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

110
total births
1920–1990
years on record
1950s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade

Alroy sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 110 recorded since 1920.

Alroy has 110 recorded births among boys since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1990.

  • 110 total births
  • 1920–1990 years on record
  • 1950s peak decade
  • 46% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

110 boys have been named Alroy since 1920, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1990.

110
total births
1920–1990
years on record
1950s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Alroy was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

13 babies were named Alroy in 1953 - its busiest year on record.

Alroy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Alroy splits its recorded history at 1950: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1953 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Alroy at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

110

Since 1920

71 years of records

Peak year

1953

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1920

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 1990

Alroy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1990

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1953)
13
Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
468101214 192019311933194619501953195519651990 5

Alroy by decade

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

1950s was Alroy's strongest decade.

51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Alroy births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 51 births (46% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alroy?
Alroy has been given to 110 babies in the U.S. since 1920, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1990. 13 babies were born in 1953, its single highest year.
When was Alroy most popular?
Alroy was most popular in the 1950s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Alroy been used?
Alroy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 71 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Alroy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alric, Alrick, Alrik, Alray, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Alroy's data

  • Alroy's decade-level peak was the 1950s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1920–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Alroy: Baby Name Since 1920 - 110 Births, Peak 1953." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/alroy. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Alroy 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 June 2026.