Recorded 1915–2012 Boys' name Peak 1920 127 births

Argel — boys' name

127 babies named Argel in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Argel was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

11 babies were named Argel in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Argel

The Social Security Administration has registered 127 babies named Argel between 1915 and 2012, spanning 98 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Argel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Argel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Argel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Argel 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 127 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.

Argel at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

127

Since 1915

98 years of records

Peak year

1920

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1915

Recorded for 98 years

Last year on file: 2012

Argel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1915

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1920)
11
Annual births at peak — across 98 years of records
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Argel by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
50 births that decade — 39% of Argel's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Argel?
127 babies have been named Argel since 1915. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1920 with 11 births.
When was Argel most popular?
Argel was most popular in the 1920s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Argel been used?
Argel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 98 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Argel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Argenis, Argus, Argie, Argyle, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1915–2012 (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.