Alpha

Given to 10,045 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −27% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#13208

recorded as girls

2,085 since 2024

#2077

recorded as boys

49 since 2024

Babies in 2025

girls 6 · boys 71

Peak year

1899

88 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

10,045

since 1880

Born an Alpha? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Alpha was most popular in 1899, when 88 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.38 per 1,000). In 2025, 71 babies were named Alpha, ranking #2077 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 27%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	6	13208	71	2077
2024	5	15293	75	2028
2023	8	11169	54	2480
2022	8	11231	61	2325
2021	10	9562	49	2623
2020	7	12142	66	2113
2019	17	6698	67	2129
2018	5	15682	50	2546
2017	<5	—	52	2450
2016	8	11781	61	2207
2015	<5	—	43	2766
2014	<5	—	43	2754
2013	5	16547	41	2804
2012	<5	—	38	3002
2011	7	13347	33	3306
2010	<5	—	44	2730
2009	<5	—	50	2528
2008	<5	—	50	2515
2007	7	13924	46	2643
2006	6	15152	51	2398
2005	9	10921	41	2653
2004	6	14179	32	3074
2003	6	13844	40	2545
2002	<5	—	38	2556
2001	10	9351	39	2489
2000	13	7580	35	2621
1999	8	10345	33	2608
1998	19	5363	20	3597
1997	22	4660	17	3877
1996	34	3361	15	4185
1995	5	13386	14	4280
1994	<5	—	13	4537
1993	<5	—	16	3819
1992	<5	—	7	6670
1991	<5	—	10	5096
1990	7	10193	7	6415
1989	12	6531	12	4271
1988	9	7691	<5	—
1987	6	9825	5	6951
1986	9	7134	7	5332
1985	10	6457	8	4698
1984	6	9144	11	3701
1983	10	6212	14	3071
1982	5	10517	13	3282
1981	11	5885	11	3601
1980	12	5544	7	4940
1979	12	5427	15	2897
1978	13	4931	15	2799
1977	12	5213	7	4582
1976	14	4363	9	3724
1975	11	5161	11	3246
1974	12	4720	13	2799
1973	15	3971	12	2857
1972	10	5109	14	2534
1971	17	3652	10	3146
1970	17	3577	7	3836
1969	11	4418	10	2861
1968	12	4000	<5	—
1967	8	4982	9	2760
1966	11	3959	12	2327
1965	20	2744	8	2982
1964	10	4355	14	2205
1963	22	2619	8	3044
1962	18	2922	10	2673
1961	21	2673	12	2409
1960	17	2989	9	2871
1959	29	2108	10	2663
1958	23	2376	7	3275
1957	20	2563	15	2093
1956	31	1931	10	2628
1955	21	2411	8	2964
1954	21	2378	14	2114
1953	23	2173	11	2391
1952	31	1781	16	1939
1951	35	1611	13	2135
1950	42	1411	17	1815
1949	33	1627	19	1702
1948	47	1345	16	1881
1947	53	1238	13	2169
1946	59	1107	16	1813
1945	43	1213	11	2131
1944	65	964	7	2862
1943	51	1124	11	2277
1942	65	968	<5	—
1941	52	1013	15	1821
1940	72	841	17	1680
1939	61	898	10	2288
1938	71	840	18	1613
1937	77	778	16	1756
1936	73	791	14	1872
1935	91	705	20	1538
1934	99	671	16	1783
1933	88	693	18	1644
1932	91	712	28	1286
1931	102	656	23	1458
1930	84	768	22	1559
1929	100	698	15	2002
1928	125	628	16	1960
1927	159	562	30	1350
1926	126	639	20	1720
1925	143	609	25	1493
1924	147	619	31	1329
1923	161	567	26	1460
1922	166	552	41	1107
1921	179	529	30	1360
1920	188	504	23	1592
1919	189	487	27	1386
1918	179	513	24	1499
1917	191	469	39	1062
1916	198	451	30	1206
1915	182	455	30	1181
1914	135	470	23	1221
1913	148	403	25	995
1912	111	447	20	1023
1911	110	385	9	1190
1910	94	406	6	1421
1909	86	395	<5	—
1908	96	368	9	946
1907	87	376	10	866
1906	74	399	7	1004
1905	73	393	5	1233
1904	97	333	5	1205
1903	85	341	<5	—
1902	81	354	14	583
1901	71	360	12	596
1900	78	378	6	1162
1899	88	319	6	928
1898	75	361	6	1002
1897	75	339	11	652
1896	82	321	6	982
1895	75	330	<5	—
1894	72	328	9	730
1893	62	340	<5	—
1892	59	343	10	688
1891	59	325	7	766
1890	57	337	8	739
1889	58	321	7	789
1888	47	347	6	917
1887	42	328	5	921
1886	38	346	8	694
1885	35	337	12	547
1884	27	385	12	547
1883	32	314	11	556
1882	29	326	14	489
1881	27	301	9	595
1880	26	309	6	809