Algie
Last seen for girls in 1956 at #5,952 · Last seen for boys in 1991 at #8,236
Given to boys 80.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1894 · 10 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,529since 1880
Algie 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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| 1991 | — | #8,236 | 5 | |
| 1990 | — | #8,117 | 5 | |
| 1989 | — | #6,941 | 6 | |
| 1988 | — | — | ||
| 1987 | — | — | ||
| 1986 | — | #5,926 | 6 | |
| 1985 | — | #4,698 | 8 | |
| 1984 | — | #4,973 | 7 | |
| 1983 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | — | #5,003 | 7 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,858 | 10 | |
| 1980 | — | #4,134 | 9 | |
| 1979 | — | #4,842 | 7 | |
| 1978 | — | — | ||
| 1977 | — | #4,582 | 7 | |
| 1976 | — | #4,418 | 7 | |
| 1975 | — | #3,659 | 9 | |
| 1974 | — | #3,120 | 11 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,716 | 13 | |
| 1972 | — | #4,441 | 6 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,973 | 11 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,621 | 13 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,314 | 8 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,109 | 15 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,352 | 12 | |
| 1966 | — | #3,948 | 5 | |
| 1965 | — | #3,244 | 7 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,900 | 18 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,414 | 12 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,504 | 11 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,409 | 12 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,423 | 12 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,111 | 15 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,766 | 20 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,093 | 15 | |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #1,886 | 18 |
| 1955 | — | #1,538 | 25 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,114 | 14 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,765 | 19 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,665 | 21 | |
| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 | #1,519 | 24 |
| 1950 | — | #1,499 | 24 | |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #1,616 | 21 |
| 1948 | — | #1,519 | 23 | |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #1,599 | 22 |
| 1946 | — | #1,475 | 23 | |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 | #1,378 | 23 |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #1,574 | 19 |
| 1943 | — | #1,461 | 23 | |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 | #1,496 | 22 |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | #1,759 | 16 |
| 1940 | — | #1,433 | 22 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,712 | 16 | |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | #1,613 | 18 |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #1,627 | 18 |
| 1936 | #3,103 | 8 | #1,587 | 18 |
| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 | #1,354 | 25 |
| 1934 | — | #1,498 | 21 | |
| 1933 | #2,540 | 11 | #1,330 | 25 |
| 1932 | #3,568 | 7 | #1,236 | 30 |
| 1931 | #3,226 | 8 | #1,693 | 18 |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | #1,368 | 28 |
| 1929 | #3,137 | 9 | #1,443 | 25 |
| 1928 | #2,954 | 10 | #1,647 | 21 |
| 1927 | #2,859 | 11 | #1,293 | 32 |
| 1926 | #3,564 | 8 | #1,432 | 26 |
| 1925 | #2,283 | 16 | #1,304 | 31 |
| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 | #1,380 | 29 |
| 1923 | #3,641 | 8 | #1,589 | 23 |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #1,282 | 32 |
| 1921 | #2,378 | 15 | #1,226 | 35 |
| 1920 | #2,263 | 16 | #1,382 | 28 |
| 1919 | #2,515 | 13 | #1,139 | 37 |
| 1918 | #2,674 | 12 | #1,313 | 29 |
| 1917 | #3,092 | 9 | #1,479 | 23 |
| 1916 | #2,658 | 11 | #1,415 | 24 |
| 1915 | #2,526 | 11 | #1,265 | 27 |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | #1,153 | 25 |
| 1913 | #2,164 | 9 | #1,311 | 16 |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | #854 | 27 |
| 1911 | #1,545 | 10 | #982 | 12 |
| 1910 | — | #928 | 12 | |
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 | #1,440 | 5 |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | #1,113 | 7 |
| 1907 | #2,061 | 5 | #866 | 10 |
| 1906 | — | #927 | 8 | |
| 1905 | #1,420 | 8 | #919 | 8 |
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | — | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | #1,594 | 6 | — | |
| 1901 | — | #779 | 8 | |
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1899 | #1,099 | 9 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | — | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #826 | 8 | |
| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 | #1,079 | 5 |
| 1894 | — | #668 | 10 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #1,066 | 5 | |
| 1891 | — | #841 | 6 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #722 | 8 | |
| 1888 | — | #1,031 | 5 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #845 | 6 | |
| 1885 | — | #836 | 6 | |
| 1884 | — | #848 | 6 | |
| 1883 | — | #799 | 6 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #745 | 7 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Algie was already there! It came in at #745, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1882, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
See more about Algie
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1991
- Biggest jump: 512 spots in 1910 (#1,440 → #928)
- Biggest drop: 457 spots in 1913 (#854 → #1,311)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1894 at #668 (10 births)
- Births halved by 1895, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 16 yrs · run 1883–1886
- Highest: 1 in 11,577 boys born in 1894 were named Algie (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 404,066 boys born in 1991 (0.00%)
- 18.4% of all boys named Algie (282) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1909, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 44 | #722 (1889) | #832 |
| 1890s | 34 | #668 (1894) | #896 |
| 1900s | 52 | #779 (1901) | #1,029 |
| 1910s | 232 | #854 (1912) | #1,184 |
| 1920s | 282 | #1,226 (1921) | #1,398 |
| 1930s | 217 | #1,236 (1932) | #1,502 |
| 1940s | 214 | #1,378 (1945) | #1,531 |
| 1950s | 195 | #1,499 (1950) | #1,796 |
| 1960s | 112 | #1,900 (1964) | #2,662 |
| 1970s | 84 | #2,621 (1970) | #3,708 |
| 1980s | 53 | #3,858 (1981) | #5,076 |
| 1990s | 10 | #8,117 (1990) | #8,177 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Algie in 1935
Top girls' names in 1935
Top boys' names in 1935
More about 1935
girls
1,048,577 girls got a published name in 1935; 1 in 174,763 of them was named Algie, which outranked 23.5% of the 4,893 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,431Winfred7
- #3,431Yaeko7
- #3,431Zell7
- #3,742Algie6
- #3,742Adda6
- #3,742Adina6
- #3,742Adonna6
- #4,204Aaron5
- #4,204Abelina5
- #4,204Adean5
Tied with 461 names at #3,742; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 2,736Norita#3,449 → #713
- ↑ 1,073Shelby#1,913 → #840
- ↑ 672Darla#1,344 → #672
- ↑ 396Shirleyann#1,292 → #896
- ↑ 375Loris#1,236 → #861
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,041,351 boys got a published name in 1935; 1 in 41,654 of them was named Algie, which outranked 67.3% of the 4,146 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,326Tyler26
- #1,326Walt26
- #1,326Washington26
- #1,354Algie25
- #1,354Adrain25
- #1,354Antoine25
- #1,354Arlon25
- #1,390Aubry24
- #1,390Authur24
- #1,390Barrett24
Tied with 35 names at #1,354; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.