Alpha
2 countries#13208 in United States, 2025US
#13208
in United States, 2025
FR
#746
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
10,959
Peak year (United States)
1917
Peak-year count
230
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Alpha was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
10,045 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #13208 · peaked in 1917 with 230 births
Most common in: Kentucky, Texas, New York, Oklahoma, Missouri
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
914 births recorded 1970–2022 · currently #746 · peaked in 2022 with 59 births
Most common in: Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, Val-d'Oise, Yvelines
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Alpha’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | #5363 | — |
| 1999 | #10345 | ↓4982 |
| 2000 | #7580 | ↑2765 |
| 2001 | #9351 | ↓1771 |
| 2003 | #13844 | ↓4493 |
| 2004 | #14179 | ↓335 |
| 2005 | #10921 | ↑3258 |
| 2006 | #15152 | ↓4231 |
| 2007 | #13924 | ↑1228 |
| 2011 | #13347 | ↑577 |
| 2013 | #16547 | ↓3200 |
| 2016 | #11781 | ↑4766 |
| 2018 | #15682 | ↓3901 |
| 2019 | #6698 | ↑8984 |
| 2020 | #12142 | ↓5444 |
| 2021 | #9562 | ↑2580 |
| 2022 | #11231 | ↓1669 |
| 2023 | #11169 | ↑62 |
| 2024 | #15293 | ↓4124 |
| 2025 | #13208 | ↑2085 |