Alfa*
#15,792 most common girls' name of all time · #26,075 across all names · 11% male / 89% female · used 1893–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#15,792
Rank overall
#26,075 of 105,966
First appeared
1893
Years on the list
40 of 146
All-time
264
Since 2016
25
Peak year
1922 #2,677
Best rank
#1,512 1897
Girls
Boys
peak 13/yr
Alfa first appears in 1893. 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 | — | 8 | 8 | — |
| 2024 | — | 6 | 6 | — |
| 2023 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
| 2017 | — | 6 | 6 | — |
| 2012 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,958 |
| 2008 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,600 |
| 2004 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,244 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | 10 | #15,449 |
| 1999 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,491 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | 9 | #9,062 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | 6 | #11,875 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | 6 | #11,854 |
| 1951 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,930 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,418 |
| 1946 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,066 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,689 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,753 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,393 |
| 1936 | 9 | — | 9 | #2,941 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,330 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,400 |
| 1932 | 8 | — | 8 | #3,353 |
| 1931 | 7 | — | 7 | #3,589 |
| 1930 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,135 |
| 1928 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,303 |
| 1925 | 7 | — | 7 | #4,119 |
| 1922 | 13 | — | 13 | #2,677 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | 7 | #4,075 |
| 1919 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,267 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1917 | 10 | — | 10 | #2,964 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,522 |
| 1915 | 11 | — | 11 | #2,591 |
| 1914 | 8 | — | 8 | #2,733 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | 7 | #2,469 |
| 1910 | 5 | — | 5 | #2,540 |
| 1902 | 5 | — | 5 | #1,921 |
| 1897 | 6 | — | 6 | #1,512 |
| 1895 | 5 | — | 5 | #1,746 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | 5 | #1,592 |