Recorded 1917–1923 Girls' name Peak 1918 86 births

Alsace — girls' name

86 babies named Alsace in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s551920s31
1910s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Alsace was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

26 babies were named Alsace in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alsace

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Alsace between 1917 and 1923, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alsace currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1923. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alsace performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Alsace shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Alsace in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alsace 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 86 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.

Alsace at a glance

Last recorded 1923

Total births

86

Since 1917

7 years of records

Peak year

1918

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1923

Active since

1917

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1923

Alsace popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1917

Last recorded 1923
Peak year (1918)
26
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
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Alsace by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
55 births that decade — 64% of Alsace's all-time total
1910s551920s31

Alsace by state

Where Alsace concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Alsace
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 5.8%
Texas share of Alsace's total US births 5.8%

5 of 86 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alsace?
86 babies have been named Alsace since 1917. It was last recorded in 1923. The peak year was 1918 with 26 births.
When was Alsace most popular?
Alsace was most popular in the 1910s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Alsace most popular?
The top states for the name Alsace are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Alsace been used?
Alsace has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 7 years of data through 1923.
What names are similar to Alsace?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alsie, Alsha, Alston, Alsion, and 3 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, 1917–1923 (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.