Alok
Alok is an Indian given name of Sanskrit origin.
Meaning & Origin of Alok
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alok is an Indian given name of Sanskrit origin.
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The Story of Alok
American parents first put Alok on the record books as a baby boy name in 1968, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 14 Aloks were born — ranking #3,018 that year. About 33% of every Alok on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Alok last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 212 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Alok
Alok is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 212 births in the dataset. Alok's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #3,018. Use the chart and map above to compare Alok'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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