How Many People Are Named Alger?
people named Alger are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,717,511 people in the US has this name
Based on 832 babies named Alger in Social Security records from 1886 to 2008, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
30 births
Trend
Last year given
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was derived from the given name ALGAR.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Alger in the records were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Alger alive today is about 69 years old, and 79% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 62 and 79 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Alger first appears in the records in 1886 and was given most often in 1919, to 30 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2008.
Babies given the name each year, 1886 to 2008
π Rank History
Alger has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #663, in 1898.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #663 (1898) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,667 in the 1920s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Alger alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Alger were born in Michigan than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Alger was given about 27.4 times as often in Michigan.
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