Given name & surname
Alga
“one who is noble; an elf spear”
Alga is a variant of Alger. One English interpretation is “one who is noble; an elf spear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alga is a variant of Alger. One English interpretation is “one who is noble; an elf spear.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Alga is a variant of Alger. A possible origin is Old English, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alga through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 137
- 5 boys · 132 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1955. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 120 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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