Aleph
#12,768 most common boys' name of all time · #32,860 across all names · 97% male / 3% female · used 1919–2025
Rank among boys
#12,768
Rank overall
#32,860 of 105,966
First appeared
1919
Years on the list
15 of 146
All-time
164
Since 2016
114
Peak year
2023 #4,022
Best rank
#4,022 2023
Girls
Boys
peak 27/yr
Aleph first appears in 1919. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,506 |
| 2024 | — | 19 | 19 | #5,096 |
| 2023 | — | 27 | 27 | #4,022 |
| 2022 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,839 |
| 2021 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,749 |
| 2020 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,156 |
| 2018 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,904 |
| 2017 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,636 |
| 2016 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,905 |
| 2015 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,273 |
| 2014 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,298 |
| 2013 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,614 |
| 2012 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,942 |
| 2011 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,742 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | 5 | — |