Is Alger a boy or girl name?

Alger is a boy’s name. Of the 832 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Alger

Recorded 1886–2008 · United States

Alger was most popular in 1919, when 30 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,586 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 832 people named Alger.

Alger over time

Births per year. The dot marks Alger’s peak in 1919. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Alger a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Alger is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 832 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Alger

Where Alger is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Michigan 26.2×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org