Alcides comes from the Greek / Portuguese / Spanish tradition, meaning Strong and courageous hero.
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How popular is Alcides?
1988peak year
Today, Alcides is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #8029), with only about 10 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1988, 17 babies were given the name (ranked #3080 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1980s. Alcides's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 528 babies have been registered as Alcides since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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