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Alpha is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (22% of births). There have been 9,967 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 7,182 as girls and 2,785 as boys. Alpha gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1916 and has since declined in popularity.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 79
2023 62
2022 69
2021 59
2020 73
2019 84
2018 55
2017 52
2016 69
2015 43
2014 43
2013 46
2012 38
2011 40
2010 44
2009 50
2008 50
2007 53
2006 57
2005 50
2004 38
2003 46
2002 38
2001 49
2000 48
1999 41
1998 39
1997 39
1996 49
1995 19
1994 13
1993 16
1992 7
1991 10
1990 14
1989 24
1988 9
1987 11
1986 16
1985 18
1984 17
1983 24
1982 18
1981 22
1980 19
1979 27
1978 28
1977 19
1976 23
1975 22
1974 25
1973 27
1972 24
1971 27
1970 24
1969 21
1968 12
1967 17
1966 23
1965 28
1964 24
1963 30
1962 28
1961 33
1960 26
1959 39
1958 30
1957 35
1956 41
1955 29
1954 35
1953 34
1952 47
1951 48
1950 59
1949 52
1948 63
1947 66
1946 75
1945 54
1944 72
1943 62
1942 65
1941 67
1940 89
1939 71
1938 89
1937 93
1936 87
1935 111
1934 115
1933 106
1932 119
1931 125
1930 106
1929 115
1928 141
1927 189
1926 146
1925 168
1924 178
1923 187
1922 207
1921 209
1920 211
1919 216
1918 203
1917 230
1916 228
1915 212
1914 158
1913 173
1912 131
1911 119
1910 100
1909 86
1908 105
1907 97
1906 81
1905 78
1904 102
1903 85
1902 95
1901 83
1900 84
1899 94
1898 81
1897 86
1896 88
1895 75
1894 81
1893 62
1892 69
1891 66
1890 65
1889 65
1888 53
1887 47
1886 46
1885 47
1884 39
1883 43
1882 43
1881 36
1880 32