Girls' name · since 1917
Alsace
Alsace has 86 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,777 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 86
- born since 1917
- 1910s
- peak decade
Alsace sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 86 recorded since 1917.
Alsace has 86 recorded births among girls since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1923.
- #28,777 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 86 born since 1917
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alsace ranks #28,777 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 86 born since 1917, peaking in the 1910s.
- #28,777 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 86
- born since 1917
- 1910s
- peak decade
Alsace's 86 recorded births place it above 60.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Alsace's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alsace's SSA record in two at 1920 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alsace popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1923
- Peak year (1918)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Alsace by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (55 births, 64% of the file).
1910s was Alsace's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Alsace births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
55 births
- 1920s
1920s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 55 births (64% of all-time use).
Alsace by state
Where Alsace concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 5.8% |
5 of 86 births nationwide.
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- Alsace's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (55 total births) through the 1920s (31) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Alsaces (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alsace: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1917–1923 (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 Alsace 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.