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Origin & history of Alpha1
English / Greek roots
Alpha comes from the English / Greek tradition, meaning Beginning, first, leader, dominant, superior..
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How popular is Alpha?
1916
peak year
Today, Alpha is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #11758), with only about 64 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1916, 198 babies were given the name (ranked #451 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1910s. Alpha's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 9,967 babies have been registered as Alpha since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
198
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #451)
(ranked #451)
64
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
640
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
9,967
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Alpha2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
🕊️Peacemaker
💖Empathetic
🎵Artistic
🤝Team player
A1
L3
P7
H8
A1
Sum: 20 → Life path 2
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Personality of Alpha🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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