as a First Name
Taken from the first letter of the Greek alphabet (ultimately of Semitic origin; compare Hebrew āleph ‘ox’). It seems to have been chosen as a given name in the 19th and 20th centuries as a symbol of primacy and excellence, and is used for both boys and girls.
| 3,320th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 4,727
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Oklahoma
- has the most people named Alpha per capita
- 1911
- marked the height of its popularity
70%
30%
66%
55+
55+
0.91%
30-54
30-54
1%
13-29
13-29
32%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
