Recorded 1973–2013 Boys' name Peak 1977 101 births

Argelio — boys' name

101 babies named Argelio in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s251980s201990s382000s112010s7
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Argelio was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

8 babies were named Argelio in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Argelio

The Social Security Administration has registered 101 babies named Argelio between 1973 and 2013, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Argelio currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Argelio performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Argelio shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Argelio in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Argelio 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 101 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.

Argelio at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

101

Since 1973

41 years of records

Peak year

1977

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1973

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2013

Argelio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1973

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1977)
8
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
456789 2013199719931983198019761973 5

Argelio by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
38 births that decade — 38% of Argelio's all-time total
1970s251980s201990s382000s112010s7

Argelio by state

Where Argelio concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Argelio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
16 15.8%
Texas share of Argelio's total US births 15.8%

16 of 101 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Argelio?
101 babies have been named Argelio since 1973. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1977 with 8 births.
When was Argelio most popular?
Argelio was most popular in the 1990s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Argelio most popular?
The top states for the name Argelio are Texas (16 births).
How long has the name Argelio been used?
Argelio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 41 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Argelio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Argenis, Argus, Argie, Argel, 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, 1973–2013 (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.