Algirdas
Algirdas is a Lithuanian male given name, derived from the Lithuanian terms al and gandas or girdintis ("hearing"). Variants of the name include Algis and Elgirdas.
- Lithuanian
Meaning & Origin of Algirdas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Algirdas is a Lithuanian male given name, derived from the Lithuanian terms al and gandas or girdintis ("hearing"). Variants of the name include Algis and Elgirdas.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Lithuanian
The Story of Algirdas
American parents first put Algirdas on the record books as a baby boy name in 1953, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1953, when 6 Algirdass were born — ranking #3,425 that year. Algirdas last appeared in the published SSA data in 1958, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 22 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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About the name Algirdas
Algirdas is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1953 and has accumulated 22 births in the dataset. Algirdas's peak popularity came in 1953 when it ranked #3,425. Use the chart and map above to compare Algirdas'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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