Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Alpha

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Alpha
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1916

Peak rank proxy

198

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19162024

Peak year

1916

Decline from peak

97.5%

2024

All-time

7,182

Alpha is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1916, when 198 girls were named Alpha.

In 2024, only 5 girls were given the name.

All told, about 7,182 Americans have been named Alpha and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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