How Many People Are Named Alcides?
An estimated 504 people in the United States have the first name Alcides. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Alcides peaked in popularity in 1988 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alcides 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 Alcides paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
504
About 1 in 680,068 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1988
17 births
Total Registered
528
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alcides
Alcides is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 528 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Alcides as a male name
Ranked #8,981 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1988 (17 births)
Alcides: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alcides span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 94 babies were registered. While Alcides is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Alcides by Decade
How has Alcides 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.
Alcides by State
Birth registrations for Alcides span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, California. The lowest are in California, Texas, New York. On average, about 19 Alcidess were registered per state.
Alcides + Last Name Combinations
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Alcides: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alcides?
We estimate approximately 504 people named Alcides 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 680,068 Americans share this first name.
Is Alcides a common name?
Alcides is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 528 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alcides most popular?
Alcides reached peak popularity in 1988, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alcides is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alcides a male name?
Alcides is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alcides Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alcides Smith, Alcides Johnson, Alcides 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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