Alpheus
2 syllables
♂ Male ◎ ModernAmerican / InventedVariant ◈ 2 syllables
"Changing"

From ModernAmerican / InventedVariant

Changing Read more about the origin of this name below ↓

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Alpheus at a glance
MeaningChanging
OriginModernAmerican / InventedVariant
GenderMale
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 1
US Rank (today)#10215
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Origin & history of Alpheus
1
ModernAmerican / InventedVariant roots
Alpheus comes from the ModernAmerican / InventedVariant tradition, meaning Changing.
How popular is Alpheus?
1917 peak year
Today, Alpheus is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #10215), with only about 7 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1917, 29 babies were given the name (ranked #1265 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. In all, around 770 babies have been registered as Alpheus since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
29 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,265)
7 Avg. per year
(last decade)
70 Total registrations
last 10 years
770 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #10,215) Rare
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Numerology of Alpheus
1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
🌟Natural leader
Independent
🔥Ambitious
💎Original thinker
A1
L3
P7
H8
E5
U3
S1
Sum: 28 → Life path 1
Personality of Alpheus
🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
💡
Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
🔑
Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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