Is Algie a boy or girl name?

Algie is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,890 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 19.1% were girls and 80.9% were boys.

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Algie

Recorded 1880–1991 · United States

Algie was most popular in 1919, when 50 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,895 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,890 people named Algie.

Algie over time

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

Is Algie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Algie is mostly a boy’s name — 19.1% of the 1,890 Americans given it were girls and 80.9% 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 Algie

Where Algie is most concentrated

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

Virginia 14.5×

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