boy's name
Alp
- Origin Turkish
- Gender Boy
- Letters 3
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 872
Ireland
#941
2024 births
Alp is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Alp is a name of Turkish origin.
- Peaked in 2024, when 38 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 100,472 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1996.
Alp over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 19 |
| 2000s | 88 |
| 2010s | 186 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 174 |
How popular is Alp?
In 2025, Alp was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Alp is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Alp
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Alp also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alp over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Alp
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alp — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Alp
How popular is the name Alp?
In 2025, Alp was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Alp a girl's or a boy's name?
Alp is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Alp most popular?
Alp peaked in 2024, when 38 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Alp a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Alp currently ranks #1,663 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.