Alcides is a boy's name of Portuguese origin meaning “descendant of Alcaeus.” In 2024 it was given to 8 boys in the United States.
Alcides belongs to the Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “descendant of Alcaeus” — is the sense carried by its Portuguese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Alcides first appears in Social Security records in 1954. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2783 in 1966, and in 2024 8 babies received the name — 528 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Alcides means “descendant of Alcaeus” in its Portuguese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Alcides is a boy name. In 2024, 8 babies received the name in the US.
Alcides comes from the Portuguese tradition.
Alcides first appears in US records in 1954. Its best-ever ranking was #2783 in 1966, and 8 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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