Alpheus
Rank in 2025
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
Fewer than 5
Peak year
1882
8 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
770
since 1880
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Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as boys
Alpheus was most popular in 1882, when 8 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.07 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Alpheus in 2025. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 272%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2024 | <5 | — | 7 | 9894 |
| 2023 | <5 | — | 7 | 9763 |
| 2022 | <5 | — | 6 | 10863 |
| 2021 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2020 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2019 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2018 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2017 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2016 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2015 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2014 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2013 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2012 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2011 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2010 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2009 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2008 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2007 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2006 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2005 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2004 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2003 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2002 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2001 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2000 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1999 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1998 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1997 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1996 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1995 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1994 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1993 | <5 | — | 5 | 8700 |
| 1992 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1991 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1990 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1989 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1988 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1987 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1986 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1985 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1984 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1983 | <5 | — | 5 | 6238 |
| 1982 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1981 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1980 | <5 | — | 6 | 5525 |
| 1979 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1978 | <5 | — | 6 | 5059 |
| 1977 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1976 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1975 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1974 | <5 | — | 5 | 5227 |
| 1973 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1972 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1971 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1970 | <5 | — | 7 | 3836 |
| 1969 | <5 | — | 6 | 3935 |
| 1968 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1967 | <5 | — | 7 | 3231 |
| 1966 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1965 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1964 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1963 | <5 | — | 6 | 3646 |
| 1962 | <5 | — | 5 | 4033 |
| 1961 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1960 | <5 | — | 7 | 3337 |
| 1959 | <5 | — | 5 | 3988 |
| 1958 | <5 | — | 6 | 3559 |
| 1957 | <5 | — | 6 | 3552 |
| 1956 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1955 | <5 | — | 10 | 2558 |
| 1954 | <5 | — | 5 | 3827 |
| 1953 | <5 | — | 10 | 2531 |
| 1952 | <5 | — | 6 | 3373 |
| 1951 | <5 | — | 8 | 2844 |
| 1950 | <5 | — | 14 | 2019 |
| 1949 | <5 | — | 6 | 3298 |
| 1948 | <5 | — | 8 | 2788 |
| 1947 | <5 | — | 9 | 2671 |
| 1946 | <5 | — | 8 | 2690 |
| 1945 | <5 | — | 10 | 2242 |
| 1944 | <5 | — | 5 | 3430 |
| 1943 | <5 | — | 8 | 2732 |
| 1942 | <5 | — | 12 | 2145 |
| 1941 | <5 | — | 8 | 2656 |
| 1940 | <5 | — | 7 | 2871 |
| 1939 | <5 | — | 12 | 2050 |
| 1938 | <5 | — | 8 | 2646 |
| 1937 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1936 | <5 | — | 7 | 2854 |
| 1935 | <5 | — | 15 | 1837 |
| 1934 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1933 | <5 | — | 16 | 1770 |
| 1932 | <5 | — | 18 | 1716 |
| 1931 | <5 | — | 10 | 2471 |
| 1930 | <5 | — | 8 | 3022 |
| 1929 | <5 | — | 13 | 2199 |
| 1928 | <5 | — | 21 | 1647 |
| 1927 | <5 | — | 17 | 1959 |
| 1926 | <5 | — | 16 | 1981 |
| 1925 | <5 | — | 14 | 2193 |
| 1924 | <5 | — | 16 | 2043 |
| 1923 | <5 | — | 23 | 1589 |
| 1922 | <5 | — | 24 | 1545 |
| 1921 | <5 | — | 21 | 1703 |
| 1920 | <5 | — | 15 | 2131 |
| 1919 | <5 | — | 21 | 1624 |
| 1918 | <5 | — | 21 | 1648 |
| 1917 | <5 | — | 29 | 1264 |
| 1916 | <5 | — | 24 | 1415 |
| 1915 | <5 | — | 21 | 1505 |
| 1914 | <5 | — | 20 | 1342 |
| 1913 | <5 | — | 8 | 2092 |
| 1912 | <5 | — | 13 | 1353 |
| 1911 | <5 | — | 5 | 1740 |
| 1910 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1909 | <5 | — | 6 | 1277 |
| 1908 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1907 | <5 | — | 5 | 1345 |
| 1906 | <5 | — | 7 | 1004 |
| 1905 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1904 | <5 | — | 7 | 966 |
| 1903 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1902 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1901 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1900 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1899 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1898 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1897 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1896 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1895 | <5 | — | 8 | 795 |
| 1894 | <5 | — | 5 | 1074 |
| 1893 | <5 | — | 6 | 907 |
| 1892 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1891 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1890 | <5 | — | 6 | 884 |
| 1889 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1888 | <5 | — | 6 | 917 |
| 1887 | <5 | — | 5 | 921 |
| 1886 | <5 | — | 5 | 959 |
| 1885 | <5 | — | 6 | 836 |
| 1884 | <5 | — | 5 | 971 |
| 1883 | <5 | — | 7 | 720 |
| 1882 | <5 | — | 8 | 691 |
| 1881 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1880 | <5 | — | 6 | 809 |
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