Alpha

Meaning: First letter of the Greek alphabet
Origin: Greek (from Phoenician aleph)

Boy's name · #2079 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Alpha is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1882, when it ranked #491. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 2,900 boys since 1880, ranked #2079 today.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#445 in Belgium (2025) · #468 in France (2025) · #1,571 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,904 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,334 in Canada (2024).

Famous Alphas

Alpha Condé — President of Guinea from 2010 to 2021
Alpha Oumar Konaré — Malian politician (born 1946)
Alpha Blondy — Ivorian reggae singer
Alpha Oumar Djalo — French judoka
Alpha Kaba — French basketball player

In stories & tradition

Alpha 5 — Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (TV series)
Alpha Trion — Transformers: The Headmasters (anime series)

What Alphas become

Among 125 notable people named Alpha:

Political leaders appear 1.71× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alpha Condé, Guinean politician (born 1938).

Similar names: Linus · Alfie · Zeno · Ananias · Alastor · Ayub

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