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Help[Facts] Re: What is the origin of the name Algee?
in reply to a message by Emezli
It's been around for a while:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=algee&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=&locationId=&bio=&linkedToName=&plot=&memorialid=&mcid=&datefilter=&orderby=r
Usage seems very rare, but I don't think they're all related. I'd think it's just a NN for Algernon and/or Alger, like Algie.
Algie is more common...
Year: Rank (in the US)
1912: 854
1911: 982
1910: 930
1907: 869
1906: 930
1905: 922
1901: 781
The most recent year it was used at least 5 times in the US was 1991 (and it was only used for 5 kids, all boys).
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=algie&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=&locationId=&bio=&linkedToName=&plot=&memorialid=&mcid=&datefilter=&orderby=r
There's a 1912 silent film called Algie, the Miner; I wonder if that's related to either the slight jump in popularity that year or it falling off the chart afterward.
Some similar NNs would have been Alvie, Albie, Alfie, Alphie (and alt spellings Alvee, Albee, Alfee, Alphee do all exist). Alvie charted in the US from the late 1800s up through 1949.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=algee&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=&locationId=&bio=&linkedToName=&plot=&memorialid=&mcid=&datefilter=&orderby=r
Usage seems very rare, but I don't think they're all related. I'd think it's just a NN for Algernon and/or Alger, like Algie.
Algie is more common...
Year: Rank (in the US)
1912: 854
1911: 982
1910: 930
1907: 869
1906: 930
1905: 922
1901: 781
The most recent year it was used at least 5 times in the US was 1991 (and it was only used for 5 kids, all boys).
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=algie&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=&locationId=&bio=&linkedToName=&plot=&memorialid=&mcid=&datefilter=&orderby=r
There's a 1912 silent film called Algie, the Miner; I wonder if that's related to either the slight jump in popularity that year or it falling off the chart afterward.
Some similar NNs would have been Alvie, Albie, Alfie, Alphie (and alt spellings Alvee, Albee, Alfee, Alphee do all exist). Alvie charted in the US from the late 1800s up through 1949.
This message was edited 4/10/2025, 10:30 PM
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