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01 / Meaning & origin
Alpha is a unisex given name.
Separate records with matching spellings: Alpha (Q80918563)
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 71 boys (rank 2077).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Alpha
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 6 | 809 | observed |
| 1881 | 9 | 595 | observed |
| 1882 | 14 | 489 | observed |
| 1883 | 11 | 556 | observed |
| 1884 | 12 | 547 | observed |
| 1885 | 12 | 547 | observed |
| 1886 | 8 | 694 | observed |
| 1887 | 5 | 921 | observed |
| 1888 | 6 | 917 | observed |
| 1889 | 7 | 789 | observed |
| 1890 | 8 | 739 | observed |
| 1891 | 7 | 766 | observed |
| 1892 | 10 | 688 | observed |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | 9 | 730 | observed |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | 6 | 982 | observed |
| 1897 | 11 | 652 | observed |
| 1898 | 6 | 1,002 | observed |
| 1899 | 6 | 928 | observed |
| 1900 | 6 | 1,162 | observed |
| 1901 | 12 | 596 | observed |
| 1902 | 14 | 583 | observed |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | 5 | 1,205 | observed |
| 1905 | 5 | 1,233 | observed |
| 1906 | 7 | 1,004 | observed |
| 1907 | 10 | 866 | observed |
| 1908 | 9 | 946 | observed |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | 6 | 1,421 | observed |
| 1911 | 9 | 1,190 | observed |
| 1912 | 20 | 1,023 | observed |
| 1913 | 25 | 995 | observed |
| 1914 | 23 | 1,221 | observed |
| 1915 | 30 | 1,181 | observed |
| 1916 | 30 | 1,206 | observed |
| 1917 | 39 | 1,062 | observed |
| 1918 | 24 | 1,499 | observed |
| 1919 | 27 | 1,386 | observed |
| 1920 | 23 | 1,592 | observed |
| 1921 | 30 | 1,360 | observed |
| 1922 | 41 | 1,107 | observed |
| 1923 | 26 | 1,460 | observed |
| 1924 | 31 | 1,329 | observed |
| 1925 | 25 | 1,493 | observed |
| 1926 | 20 | 1,720 | observed |
| 1927 | 30 | 1,350 | observed |
| 1928 | 16 | 1,960 | observed |
| 1929 | 15 | 2,002 | observed |
| 1930 | 22 | 1,559 | observed |
| 1931 | 23 | 1,458 | observed |
| 1932 | 28 | 1,286 | observed |
| 1933 | 18 | 1,644 | observed |
| 1934 | 16 | 1,783 | observed |
| 1935 | 20 | 1,538 | observed |
| 1936 | 14 | 1,872 | observed |
| 1937 | 16 | 1,756 | observed |
| 1938 | 18 | 1,613 | observed |
| 1939 | 10 | 2,288 | observed |
| 1940 | 17 | 1,680 | observed |
| 1941 | 15 | 1,821 | observed |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | 11 | 2,277 | observed |
| 1944 | 7 | 2,862 | observed |
| 1945 | 11 | 2,131 | observed |
| 1946 | 16 | 1,813 | observed |
| 1947 | 13 | 2,169 | observed |
| 1948 | 16 | 1,881 | observed |
| 1949 | 19 | 1,702 | observed |
| 1950 | 17 | 1,815 | observed |
| 1951 | 13 | 2,135 | observed |
| 1952 | 16 | 1,939 | observed |
| 1953 | 11 | 2,391 | observed |
| 1954 | 14 | 2,114 | observed |
| 1955 | 8 | 2,964 | observed |
| 1956 | 10 | 2,628 | observed |
| 1957 | 15 | 2,093 | observed |
| 1958 | 7 | 3,275 | observed |
| 1959 | 10 | 2,663 | observed |
| 1960 | 9 | 2,871 | observed |
| 1961 | 12 | 2,409 | observed |
| 1962 | 10 | 2,673 | observed |
| 1963 | 8 | 3,044 | observed |
| 1964 | 14 | 2,205 | observed |
| 1965 | 8 | 2,982 | observed |
| 1966 | 12 | 2,327 | observed |
| 1967 | 9 | 2,760 | observed |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | 10 | 2,861 | observed |
| 1970 | 7 | 3,836 | observed |
| 1971 | 10 | 3,146 | observed |
| 1972 | 14 | 2,534 | observed |
| 1973 | 12 | 2,857 | observed |
| 1974 | 13 | 2,799 | observed |
| 1975 | 11 | 3,246 | observed |
| 1976 | 9 | 3,724 | observed |
| 1977 | 7 | 4,582 | observed |
| 1978 | 15 | 2,799 | observed |
| 1979 | 15 | 2,897 | observed |
| 1980 | 7 | 4,940 | observed |
| 1981 | 11 | 3,601 | observed |
| 1982 | 13 | 3,282 | observed |
| 1983 | 14 | 3,071 | observed |
| 1984 | 11 | 3,701 | observed |
| 1985 | 8 | 4,698 | observed |
| 1986 | 7 | 5,332 | observed |
| 1987 | 5 | 6,951 | observed |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | 12 | 4,271 | observed |
| 1990 | 7 | 6,415 | observed |
| 1991 | 10 | 5,096 | observed |
| 1992 | 7 | 6,670 | observed |
| 1993 | 16 | 3,819 | observed |
| 1994 | 13 | 4,537 | observed |
| 1995 | 14 | 4,280 | observed |
| 1996 | 15 | 4,185 | observed |
| 1997 | 17 | 3,877 | observed |
| 1998 | 20 | 3,597 | observed |
| 1999 | 33 | 2,608 | observed |
| 2000 | 35 | 2,621 | observed |
| 2001 | 39 | 2,489 | observed |
| 2002 | 38 | 2,556 | observed |
| 2003 | 40 | 2,545 | observed |
| 2004 | 32 | 3,074 | observed |
| 2005 | 41 | 2,653 | observed |
| 2006 | 51 | 2,398 | observed |
| 2007 | 46 | 2,643 | observed |
| 2008 | 50 | 2,515 | observed |
| 2009 | 50 | 2,528 | observed |
| 2010 | 44 | 2,730 | observed |
| 2011 | 33 | 3,306 | observed |
| 2012 | 38 | 3,002 | observed |
| 2013 | 41 | 2,804 | observed |
| 2014 | 43 | 2,754 | observed |
| 2015 | 43 | 2,766 | observed |
| 2016 | 61 | 2,207 | observed |
| 2017 | 52 | 2,450 | observed |
| 2018 | 50 | 2,546 | observed |
| 2019 | 67 | 2,129 | observed |
| 2020 | 66 | 2,113 | observed |
| 2021 | 49 | 2,623 | observed |
| 2022 | 61 | 2,325 | observed |
| 2023 | 54 | 2,480 | observed |
| 2024 | 75 | 2,028 | observed |
| 2025 | 71 | 2,077 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Alpha” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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