Algene
Last seen for girls in 1951 at #4,011 · Last seen for boys in 1948 at #3,668
Given to girls 67.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1931 · 9 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 59since 1922
Algene over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 | — | |
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| 1948 | #4,205 | 7 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #4,345 | 7 | — | |
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| 1943 | — | #3,538 | 5 | |
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| 1941 | — | #3,505 | 5 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,871 | 7 | |
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| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | — | |
| 1934 | — | #3,277 | 6 | |
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| 1931 | #2,972 | 9 | — | |
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| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | — | |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | — | |
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| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | — | |
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| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Algene! It came in at #4,445, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1923, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
See more about Algene
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1951
- Debuted 1922
- Peaked 1931 at #2,972 (9 births)
- Births halved by 1932, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
- Highest: 1 in 118,303 girls born in 1931 were named Algene (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 225,107 girls born in 1951 (0.00%)
- 39.0% of all girls named Algene (23) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1946, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 23 | #4,053 (1929) | #4,414 |
| 1930s | 14 | #2,972 (1931) | #3,588 |
| 1940s | 14 | #4,205 (1948) | #4,275 |
| 1950s | 8 | #4,011 (1951) | #4,011 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Algene in 1948
Top girls' names in 1948
Top boys' names in 1948
More about 1948
girls
1,697,908 girls got a published name in 1948; 1 in 242,558 of them was named Algene, which outranked 30.4% of the 6,040 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,883Yuvonne8
- #3,883Zondra8
- #3,883Zonnie8
- #4,205Algene7
- #4,205Adrien7
- #4,205Alesia7
- #4,205Alfonso7
- #4,651Adelyn6
- #4,651Adina6
- #4,651Adlean6
Tied with 445 names at #4,205; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,754,618 boys got a published name in 1948; 1 in 350,924 of them was named Algene, which outranked 12.6% of the 4,199 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 531 names at #3,668; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.