Gender
Origin
- Greek
- First Born
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Alpha
Pronunciation
a-lpha, al-pha
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #2037, 74 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2077, 71 births)
- Girls: peak in 1916 (rank #451, 198 births); most recent 2025 (rank #13208, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71 | 6 |
| 2024 | 74 | 5 |
| 2023 | 54 | 8 |
| 2022 | 61 | 8 |
| 2021 | 49 | 10 |
| 2020 | 66 | 7 |
| 2019 | 67 | 17 |
| 2018 | 50 | 5 |
| 2017 | 52 | – |
| 2016 | 61 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #1178, 23 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1895, 13 births)
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #5579, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | – |
| 2024 | 9 | – |
| 2023 | 13 | – |
| 2022 | 15 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | 3 |
| 2020 | 11 | – |
| 2019 | 10 | – |
| 2018 | 12 | – |
| 2017 | 23 | – |
| 2016 | 15 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #570, 76 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 76 |
| 2022 | 59 |
| 2021 | 51 |
| 2020 | 43 |
| 2019 | 58 |
| 2018 | 40 |
| 2017 | 50 |
| 2016 | 46 |
| 2015 | 30 |
| 2014 | 26 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence