Meaning & origin
What it means
Algie is a diminutive of Algernon. Algernon means “having mustaches.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Algie is an affectionate form of Algernon. Algernon has been associated with Norman French and Germanic naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Algie is a diminutive of Algernon.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Algie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,890
- 1,529 boys · 361 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 50 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 boys is 5 in 1991. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 37 in 1919. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 590 as a first name in 2020; 148 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Algie’s family of names
In English usage, Algie is a diminutive of Algernon. Algie is an affectionate form of Algernon. Algie has a related form in Algernon.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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