Algerine
Algiers is the capital city of Algeria, located on the Mediterranean Sea in the north-central portion of the country. In 2025, an estimated 4.325 million people resided within the urban area. Algiers is the largest city in Algeria, the third-largest city on the Mediterranean, the sixth-largest city in the Arab world, and the 29th-largest city in Africa by population.
Meaning & Origin of Algerine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Algiers is the capital city of Algeria, located on the Mediterranean Sea in the north-central portion of the country. In 2025, an estimated 4.325 million people resided within the urban area. Algiers is the largest city in Algeria, the third-largest city on the Mediterranean, the sixth-largest city in the Arab world, and the 29th-largest city in Africa by population.
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Origin & history
The Story of Algerine
Algerine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1938, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1938, when 5 Algerines were born — ranking #4,342 that year. As of 2026, Algerine ranks #4,342 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Algerines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Algerine
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Sidi Abd al-Rahman al-Tha'alibi , 15th-century theologian and sufi.
- Sidi Ahmed Zouaoui , 15th-century theologian and sufi.
- Raphael Zeror (1681–1737), Algerian rabbi
- Sidi M'hamed Bou Qobrine , 18th-century theologian and sufi.
- Mohamed ben Zamoum , 19th-century resistant against French colonization.
- Khalid ibn Hashim , 19th-20th-century resistant against French colonization.
- Albert Camus 20th-century Nobel Laureate
- Abdelhalim Bensmaia , 20th-century scholar, reformist, humanist and musician.
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Names that sound like Algerine
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About the name Algerine
Algerine is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1938 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Algerine's peak popularity came in 1938 when it ranked #4,342. Use the chart and map above to compare Algerine's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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