Names › Boy › A › Alpheus
Boy name

Alpheus

100% boys · last recorded 2024

Alpheus has been given to about 770 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1917, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 251
Median age today76 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Alpheus per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1917 · 29
  • Born in 20250
  • All time770

How popular is Alpheus?

Its best year was 1917, when 29 babies were given the name, ranking 1265th. The typical living American called Alpheus is about 76 years old today.

Names that sound like Alpheus

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Adolphus0.64
  2. Marcellus0.59
  3. Alex0.55
  4. Thaddeus0.56
  5. Atticus0.56
  6. Cletus0.56
  7. Angus0.56
  8. Aloysius0.55

Middle names for Alpheus

Ranked by flow score
  1. Alpheus Paul0.77
  2. Alpheus John0.77
  3. Alpheus Lee0.77
  4. Alpheus Dean0.76
  5. Alpheus Blake0.76
  6. Alpheus Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Alpheus

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.77
  2. Luellasister · 0.76
  3. Cleoeither · 0.75
  4. Ilasister · 0.75
  5. Louiebrother · 0.71
  6. Forestbrother · 0.71

Where Alpheus is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Alpheus White0.72
    2. Alpheus Reyes0.72
    3. Alpheus Moore0.72
    4. Alpheus Lee0.72
    5. Alpheus Hill0.72
    6. Alpheus Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Alpheus

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.