Alga

Girl · recorded 1888–1955

  • 1955last recorded
  • 1903best year

Most popular in 1903.

Last recorded in 1955. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1888

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 19 recorded years as a table
Alga, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188828
190331
19148
191511
19169
19177
191810
19195
19208
19216
19226
19234
19255
19265
19274
19285
19305
19315
19553

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Alga isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1955
5
Rank in 1955
#5,828
How rare
1 in 391,055 girls
Since 1888
132

Alga was last recorded in 1955. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1903, at 31 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Alga doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.