Algernon

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Algernon is a masculine given name which derives from the Norman-French sobriquet Aux Gernons, meaning "with moustaches".

From Wikipedia

Algernon first appears in the data in 1886 and has been recorded in 90 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1972 with 29 babies (rank #1,602 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Algernon

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Algernon yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

985

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Algernon

Algernon Charles Swinburneliterary critic · b. 1837
Algernon Blackwoodnovelist · b. 1869
Algernon Sidneydiplomat · b. 1623

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1886	5	#965
1912	9	#1,750
1913	10	#1,805
1914	13	#1,777
1915	9	#2,625
1916	11	#2,391
1917	10	#2,563
1918	7	#3,377
1919	6	#3,742
1920	8	#3,217
1921	10	#2,805
1922	12	#2,490
1923	13	#2,332
1924	8	#3,266
1925	8	#3,159
1926	7	#3,395
1927	5	#4,216
1928	5	#4,164
1929	6	#3,568
1930	8	#3,029
1932	9	#2,643
1933	6	#3,276
1934	7	#2,978
1936	8	#2,634
1937	7	#2,909
1938	6	#3,183
1939	5	#3,488
1940	5	#3,469
1941	6	#3,139
1942	6	#3,221
1947	8	#2,867
1948	10	#2,443
1949	11	#2,341
1950	7	#3,026
1951	13	#2,138
1952	7	#3,098
1953	10	#2,534
1954	9	#2,749
1955	10	#2,563
1956	8	#2,975
1957	9	#2,826
1958	11	#2,508
1959	16	#2,036
1960	11	#2,537
1961	8	#3,103
1963	6	#3,653
1964	9	#2,859
1965	11	#2,479
1966	14	#2,133
1967	10	#2,614
1968	18	#1,895
1969	15	#2,217
1970	15	#2,400
1971	28	#1,670
1972	29	#1,602
1973	18	#2,217
1974	22	#1,986
1975	26	#1,835
1976	9	#3,728
1977	17	#2,558
1978	17	#2,571
1979	18	#2,571
1980	21	#2,367
1981	12	#3,419
1982	14	#3,111
1983	10	#3,892
1984	12	#3,463
1985	12	#3,607
1986	15	#3,134
1987	21	#2,563
1988	21	#2,684
1989	18	#3,209
1990	19	#3,170
1991	18	#3,328
1992	14	#4,117
1993	16	#3,824
1994	6	#7,801
1995	8	#6,433
1997	12	#4,969
1999	7	#7,903
2000	5	#10,415
2001	7	#8,369
2002	5	#10,731
2006	6	#10,725
2007	9	#8,201
2009	5	#12,563
2010	9	#8,172
2014	8	#8,815
2015	5	#12,163
2016	5	#12,275