How Many People Are Named Alcide?
An estimated 221 people in the United States have the first name Alcide. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Alcide peaked in popularity in 1924 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alcide as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Alcide paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 65, Alcide is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1971.
Estimated Living Americans
221
About 1 in 1,550,925 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1924
39 births
Total Registered
1,003
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alcide
Alcide is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,003 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Alcide as a male name
Ranked #9,601 in 2020
7 male births in 2020
Peak: 1924 (39 births)
Alcide: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alcide span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 248 babies were registered. Alcide has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Alcide by Decade
How has Alcide tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Alcide by State
Birth registrations for Alcide span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine. The lowest are in Maine, Massachusetts, Louisiana. On average, about 130 Alcides were registered per state.
Alcide + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alcide as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Alcide: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alcide?
We estimate approximately 221 people named Alcide are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,550,925 Americans share this first name.
Is Alcide a common name?
Alcide is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,003 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alcide most popular?
Alcide reached peak popularity in 1924, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alcide is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alcide a male name?
Alcide is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alcide Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alcide Smith, Alcide Johnson, Alcide Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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