Alpheus
Alpheus or Alphaeus is a masculine given name which may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Alpheus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alpheus or Alphaeus is a masculine given name which may refer to:
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The Story of Alpheus
Alpheus first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 29 Alpheuss were born — ranking #1,264 that year. As of 2026, Alpheus ranks #9,864 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 770 Alpheuss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Alpheus
Alpheus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 770 births in the dataset. Alpheus's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #1,264. Use the chart and map above to compare Alpheus'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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