How Many People Are Named Alcides?
people named Alcides are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 679,492 people in the US has this name
Based on 534 babies named Alcides in Social Security records from 1954 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
17 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Latinized form of Greek Αλκειδης (Alkeides), derived from αλκη (alke) "strength" and the patronymic suffix ιδης (ides). This was another name for the hero Herakles.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Alcides in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Alcides alive today is about 30 years old, and 47% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 15 and 45 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Alcides first appears in the records in 1954 and was given most often in 1988, to 17 babies. In 2025, 6 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1954 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Alcides has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,784, in 1966. In 2025 it ranked #10,739.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #10,739 |
| Best rank | #2,784 (1966) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,276 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Alcides alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Alcides were born in New York than in any other state: about 39 of those alive today.
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