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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

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