How Many People Are Named Argelia?
An estimated 762 people in the United States have the first name Argelia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Argelia peaked in popularity in 1992 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Argelia 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 Argelia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
762
About 1 in 449,809 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1992
26 births
Total Registered
835
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Argelia
Argelia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 835 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Argelia as a female name
Ranked #15,539 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1992 (26 births)
Argelia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Argelia span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 178 babies were registered. Argelia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Argelia by Decade
How has Argelia 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.
Argelia by State
Argelia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Argelia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Argelia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Argelia?
We estimate approximately 762 people named Argelia 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 449,809 Americans share this first name.
Is Argelia a common name?
Argelia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 835 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Argelia most popular?
Argelia reached peak popularity in 1992, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Argelia is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Argelia a female name?
Argelia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Argelia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Argelia Smith, Argelia Johnson, Argelia 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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