girl (SSA Category)Sanskrit Origin Hindi Origin

Alka

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Lock of curly hair, girl with beautiful hair”

Linguistic heritage: Sanskrit

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:AL-kuh

IPA (US English):/ˈæl.kə/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity192313 births in peak year

2025 US RankTop 1000+Historical usage

Total US Registrations122Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1985 to 1985 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity1923 (13 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1985

Recent 2025 Level5 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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