Alpha

“First letter of the Greek alphabet” — Greek, from Phoenician aleph origin

Boy's name · #2079 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Alpha is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1882, when it ranked #491. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 2,900 boys since 1880, ranked #2079 today.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,000 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 3,200 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 9,300 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Alphas

Alpha Condé — President of Guinea from 2010 to 2021
Alpha Oumar Konaré — President of Mali (1992 to 2002)
Alpha Blondy — Ivorian reggae singer
Alpha Oumar Djalo — French judoka
Alpha Kaba — French basketball player

In stories & tradition

Alpha — The Walking Dead
Alpha 5 — Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Alpha Trion — Transformers · Transformers: The Headmasters

What Alphas become

Among 125 notable people named Alpha:

Political leaders appear 1.71× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alpha Condé, President of Guinea from 2010 to 2021.

Similar names: Linus · Alfie · Zeno · Ananias · Alastor · Ayub

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