Recorded 1914–1934 Boys' name Peak 1923 51 births

Argle — boys' name

51 babies named Argle in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s291930s11
1920s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Argle was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

9 babies were named Argle in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Argle

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Argle between 1914 and 1934, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Argle currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1934. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Argle performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Argle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Argle 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 51 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.

Argle at a glance

Last recorded 1934

Total births

51

Since 1914

21 years of records

Peak year

1923

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1934

Active since

1914

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1934

Argle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1914

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1923)
9
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Argle by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
29 births that decade — 57% of Argle's all-time total
1910s111920s291930s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Argle?
51 babies have been named Argle since 1914. It was last recorded in 1934. The peak year was 1923 with 9 births.
When was Argle most popular?
Argle was most popular in the 1920s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Argle been used?
Argle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 21 years of data through 1934.
What names are similar to Argle?
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, 1914–1934 (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.