Alpha
Boy · AL-fa · Greek
Alpha is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “first letter of the Greek alphabet”. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies) and 2,077th for boys in the US (71 babies).
What does Alpha mean?
Greek
“first letter of the Greek alphabet”
Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet and is also a well-used name in West Africa.
- Say it
- AL-fa
Is Alpha a girl's or a boy's name?
Alpha is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the UK and 6 girls and 71 boys in the US.
How popular is Alpha in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,964among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Alpha, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 2017, with 23 boys.
Half of all the boys named Alpha in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2021, 30% of the babies named Alpha in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales.
Alpha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 23 | #1,253 |
| 2016 | 16 | #1,655 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 13 | #1,760 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,445 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
How popular is Alpha in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,077among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 71about 1 in 24,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 71 boys in the US were named Alpha, making it the 2,077th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,113th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 75 boys. 6 girls were also named Alpha in 2025 (13,203rd for girls).
Half of all the boys named Alpha in the US since 1880 were born between 1930 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 79 boys in the US were given Alpha or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,694, up from #2,077 for this spelling alone.
- Alpha 71
- Alfa 8
In 1880, 81% of the babies named Alpha in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 8%, with more boys than girls since 1998.
Alpha in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71 | #2,077 |
| 2024 | 75 | #2,028 |
| 2023 | 54 | #2,479 |
| 2022 | 61 | #2,324 |
| 2021 | 49 | #2,622 |
| 2020 | 66 | #2,113 |
| 2019 | 67 | #2,128 |
| 2018 | 50 | #2,545 |
| 2017 | 52 | #2,449 |
| 2016 | 61 | #2,207 |
| 2015 | 43 | #2,765 |
| 2014 | 43 | #2,752 |
| 2013 | 41 | #2,802 |
| 2012 | 38 | #3,000 |
| 2011 | 33 | #3,305 |
| 2010 | 44 | #2,729 |
| 2009 | 50 | #2,527 |
| 2008 | 50 | #2,514 |
| 2007 | 46 | #2,643 |
| 2006 | 51 | #2,397 |
| 2005 | 41 | #2,649 |
| 2004 | 32 | #3,070 |
| 2003 | 40 | #2,541 |
| 2002 | 38 | #2,552 |
| 2001 | 39 | #2,485 |
| 2000 | 35 | #2,616 |
| 1999 | 33 | #2,604 |
| 1998 | 20 | #3,593 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,274 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,070 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,281 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,798 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,722 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,244 |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,797 |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,855 |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,533 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,144 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,860 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,759 |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,326 |
| 1965 | 8 | #2,980 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,204 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,043 |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,671 |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,408 |
| 1960 | 9 | #2,869 |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,662 |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,273 |
| 1957 | 15 | #2,092 |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,626 |
| 1955 | 8 | #2,962 |
| 1954 | 14 | #2,113 |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,390 |
| 1952 | 16 | #1,938 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,134 |
| 1950 | 17 | #1,814 |
| 1949 | 19 | #1,701 |
| 1948 | 16 | #1,880 |
| 1947 | 13 | #2,168 |
| 1946 | 16 | #1,812 |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,130 |
| 1944 | 7 | #2,861 |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,276 |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 15 | #1,821 |
| 1940 | 17 | #1,680 |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,288 |
| 1938 | 18 | #1,613 |
| 1937 | 16 | #1,756 |
| 1936 | 14 | #1,872 |
| 1935 | 20 | #1,538 |
| 1934 | 16 | #1,783 |
| 1933 | 18 | #1,644 |
| 1932 | 28 | #1,286 |
| 1931 | 23 | #1,458 |
| 1930 | 22 | #1,559 |
| 1929 | 15 | #2,002 |
| 1928 | 16 | #1,960 |
| 1927 | 30 | #1,350 |
| 1926 | 20 | #1,720 |
| 1925 | 25 | #1,493 |
| 1924 | 31 | #1,329 |
| 1923 | 26 | #1,460 |
| 1922 | 41 | #1,107 |
| 1921 | 30 | #1,360 |
| 1920 | 23 | #1,592 |
| 1919 | 27 | #1,385 |
| 1918 | 24 | #1,498 |
| 1917 | 39 | #1,062 |
| 1916 | 30 | #1,206 |
| 1915 | 30 | #1,181 |
| 1914 | 23 | #1,221 |
| 1913 | 25 | #995 |
| 1912 | 20 | #1,023 |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,189 |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,420 |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 9 | #946 |
| 1907 | 10 | #865 |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,003 |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,232 |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,204 |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 14 | #582 |
| 1901 | 12 | #596 |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,161 |
| 1899 | 6 | #927 |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,001 |
| 1897 | 11 | #652 |
| 1896 | 6 | #981 |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 9 | #729 |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 10 | #687 |
| 1891 | 7 | #765 |
| 1890 | 8 | #739 |
| 1889 | 7 | #789 |
| 1888 | 6 | #917 |
| 1887 | 5 | #921 |
| 1886 | 8 | #694 |
| 1885 | 12 | #547 |
| 1884 | 12 | #547 |
| 1883 | 11 | #556 |
| 1882 | 14 | #489 |
| 1881 | 9 | #595 |
| 1880 | 6 | #809 |
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