Is Alpha a boy or girl name?
Alpha is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 5 girls and 74 boys were named Alpha, so 6.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 72.1% of the 9,967 US babies named Alpha were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,039
- Girl rank, 2024
- #15,367
- Babies named Alpha since 1880
- 9,967
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 230 babies
Boys and girls named Alpha, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 90 | 361 | 80% |
| 1890s | 63 | 704 | 91.8% |
| 1900s | 68 | 828 | 92.4% |
| 1910s | 233 | 1,537 | 86.8% |
| 1920s | 257 | 1,494 | 85.3% |
| 1930s | 185 | 837 | 81.9% |
| 1940s | 125 | 540 | 81.2% |
| 1950s | 121 | 276 | 69.5% |
| 1960s | 92 | 150 | 62% |
| 1970s | 113 | 133 | 54.1% |
| 1980s | 88 | 90 | 50.6% |
| 1990s | 152 | 95 | 38.5% |
| 2000s | 422 | 57 | 11.9% |
| 2010s | 472 | 42 | 8.2% |
| 2020s | 304 | 38 | 11.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 74 | #2,039 | 5 | #15,367 |
| 2023 | 54 | #2,479 | 8 | #11,233 |
| 2022 | 61 | #2,321 | 8 | #11,276 |
| 2021 | 49 | #2,627 | 10 | #9,607 |
| 2020 | 66 | #2,113 | 7 | #12,214 |
| 2019 | 67 | #2,130 | 17 | #6,712 |
| 2018 | 50 | #2,546 | 5 | #15,816 |
| 2017 | 52 | #2,450 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 61 | #2,209 | 8 | #11,840 |
| 2015 | 43 | #2,767 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 43 | #2,757 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 41 | #2,805 | 5 | #16,712 |
| 2012 | 38 | #3,006 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 33 | #3,311 | 7 | #13,438 |
| 2010 | 44 | #2,732 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 50 | #2,529 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 50 | #2,516 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 46 | #2,643 | 7 | #14,018 |
| 2006 | 51 | #2,404 | 6 | #15,256 |
| 2005 | 41 | #2,658 | 9 | #10,960 |
| 2004 | 32 | #3,076 | 6 | #14,273 |
| 2003 | 40 | #2,546 | 6 | #13,945 |
| 2002 | 38 | #2,560 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 39 | #2,489 | 10 | #9,393 |
| 2000 | 35 | #2,623 | 13 | #7,601 |
| 1999 | 33 | #2,609 | 8 | #10,393 |
| 1998 | 20 | #3,598 | 19 | #5,374 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,886 | 22 | #4,664 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,189 | 34 | #3,364 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,288 | 5 | #13,492 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,544 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,826 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,690 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,108 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,430 | 7 | #10,239 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,276 | 12 | #6,552 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,713 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,989 | 6 | #9,876 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,354 | 9 | #7,145 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,716 | 10 | #6,473 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,711 | 6 | #9,175 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,075 | 10 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,290 | 5 | #10,554 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,611 | 11 | #5,898 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,955 | 12 | #5,555 |
| 1979 | 15 | #2,902 | 12 | #5,437 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,799 | 13 | #4,941 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,607 | 12 | #5,218 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,730 | 14 | #4,365 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,253 | 11 | #5,171 |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,805 | 12 | #4,729 |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,859 | 15 | #3,978 |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,537 | 10 | #5,117 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,153 | 17 | #3,654 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,849 | 17 | #3,585 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,869 | 11 | #4,429 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,005 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,765 | 8 | #4,993 |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,331 | 11 | #3,967 |
| 1965 | 8 | #2,988 | 20 | #2,744 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,207 | 10 | #4,363 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,046 | 22 | #2,626 |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,673 | 18 | #2,924 |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,417 | 21 | #2,678 |
| 1960 | 9 | #2,877 | 17 | #2,992 |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,665 | 29 | #2,109 |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,283 | 23 | #2,377 |
| 1957 | 15 | #2,095 | 20 | #2,565 |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,630 | 31 | #1,930 |
| 1955 | 8 | #2,970 | 21 | #2,411 |
| 1954 | 14 | #2,117 | 21 | #2,380 |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,392 | 23 | #2,173 |
| 1952 | 16 | #1,938 | 31 | #1,783 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,139 | 35 | #1,611 |
| 1950 | 17 | #1,815 | 42 | #1,411 |
| 1949 | 19 | #1,704 | 33 | #1,628 |
| 1948 | 16 | #1,882 | 47 | #1,345 |
| 1947 | 13 | #2,172 | 53 | #1,239 |
| 1946 | 16 | #1,815 | 59 | #1,108 |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,133 | 43 | #1,213 |
| 1944 | 7 | #2,867 | 65 | #964 |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,281 | 51 | #1,124 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 65 | #970 |
| 1941 | 15 | #1,823 | 52 | #1,013 |
| 1940 | 17 | #1,681 | 72 | #841 |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,289 | 61 | #898 |
| 1938 | 18 | #1,615 | 71 | #840 |
| 1937 | 16 | #1,757 | 77 | #778 |
| 1936 | 14 | #1,873 | 73 | #791 |
| 1935 | 20 | #1,540 | 91 | #705 |
| 1934 | 16 | #1,785 | 99 | #671 |
| 1933 | 18 | #1,646 | 88 | #693 |
| 1932 | 28 | #1,287 | 91 | #712 |
| 1931 | 23 | #1,459 | 102 | #656 |
| 1930 | 22 | #1,559 | 84 | #768 |
| 1929 | 15 | #2,004 | 100 | #698 |
| 1928 | 16 | #1,960 | 125 | #628 |
| 1927 | 30 | #1,350 | 159 | #562 |
| 1926 | 20 | #1,721 | 126 | #640 |
| 1925 | 25 | #1,495 | 143 | #609 |
| 1924 | 31 | #1,330 | 147 | #619 |
| 1923 | 26 | #1,461 | 161 | #567 |
| 1922 | 41 | #1,109 | 166 | #552 |
| 1921 | 30 | #1,360 | 179 | #529 |
| 1920 | 23 | #1,592 | 188 | #505 |
| 1919 | 27 | #1,386 | 189 | #487 |
| 1918 | 24 | #1,500 | 179 | #513 |
| 1917 | 39 | #1,063 | 191 | #469 |
| 1916 | 30 | #1,208 | 198 | #451 |
| 1915 | 30 | #1,181 | 182 | #455 |
| 1914 | 23 | #1,223 | 135 | #470 |
| 1913 | 25 | #996 | 148 | #403 |
| 1912 | 20 | #1,024 | 111 | #447 |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,194 | 110 | #385 |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,427 | 94 | #406 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 86 | #395 |
| 1908 | 9 | #948 | 96 | #368 |
| 1907 | 10 | #871 | 87 | #376 |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,008 | 74 | #399 |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,237 | 73 | #394 |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,211 | 97 | #333 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 85 | #341 |
| 1902 | 14 | #584 | 81 | #354 |
| 1901 | 12 | #598 | 71 | #360 |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,169 | 78 | #378 |
| 1899 | 6 | #932 | 88 | #319 |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,003 | 75 | #362 |
| 1897 | 11 | #652 | 75 | #339 |
| 1896 | 6 | #984 | 82 | #321 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 75 | #330 |
| 1894 | 9 | #731 | 72 | #328 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 62 | #340 |
| 1892 | 10 | #690 | 59 | #343 |
| 1891 | 7 | #769 | 59 | #325 |
| 1890 | 8 | #739 | 57 | #337 |
| 1889 | 7 | #796 | 58 | #321 |
| 1888 | 6 | #920 | 47 | #347 |
| 1887 | 5 | #931 | 42 | #328 |
| 1886 | 8 | #698 | 38 | #346 |
| 1885 | 12 | #548 | 35 | #337 |
| 1884 | 12 | #547 | 27 | #385 |
| 1883 | 11 | #556 | 32 | #314 |
| 1882 | 14 | #491 | 29 | #326 |
| 1881 | 9 | #596 | 27 | #301 |
| 1880 | 6 | #813 | 26 | #310 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alpha reached #491 in 1882. As a girl name, it reached #301 in 1881. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alpha
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.