Girls' name · since 1932
Argelia
836 babies named Argelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,498 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 836
- born since 1932
- 1990s
- peak decade
Argelia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 836 recorded since 1932.
Argelia has 836 recorded births among girls since 1932, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 2022.
- #8,498 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 836 born since 1932
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Argelia ranks #8,498 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 836 born since 1932, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,498 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 836
- born since 1932
- 1990s
- peak decade
Argelia's 836 recorded births place it above 88.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Argelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Argelia's full recorded timeline at 1984, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1932, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Argelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–2022
- Peak year (1992)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Argelia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (178 births, 21% of the file).
1990s was Argelia's strongest decade.
178 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Argelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 14
1940s
14 births
- 1950s 44
1950s
44 births
- 1960s
1960s
73 births
- 1970s
1970s
158 births
- 1980s
1980s
137 births
- 1990s
1990s
178 births
- 2000s
2000s
155 births
- 2010s 61
2010s
61 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 178 births (21% of all-time use).
How Argelia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Argelia's total volume
Argelia by state
Where Argelia concentrates geographically, total births since 1932
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 238 | 28.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 155 | 18.5% |
238 of 836 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Argelia's data
- Argelia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (178 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Argelias (238 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Argelia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~90 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, 1932–2022 (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 Argelia 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.