Alka
#22,943 most common girls' name of all time · #37,387 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1905–1989
Rank among girls
#22,943
Rank overall
#37,387 of 105,966
First appeared
1905
Years on the list
19 of 146
All-time
122
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1923 #2,667
Best rank
#2,181 1905
Girls
Boys
peak 13/yr
Alka first appears in 1905. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 5 | — | 5 | #12,505 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,475 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,825 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,363 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,231 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,158 |
| 1976 | 7 | — | 7 | #7,394 |
| 1975 | 6 | — | 6 | #8,105 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | 7 | #7,001 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | 6 | #7,550 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | 5 | #6,950 |
| 1932 | 8 | — | 8 | #3,396 |
| 1926 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,473 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,154 |
| 1924 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,518 |
| 1923 | 13 | — | 13 | #2,667 |
| 1917 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,225 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,602 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | 5 | #2,181 |