Alec

Given to 55,489 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −45% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
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recorded as girls
#977
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
234
boys 234
Peak year
1995
3,420 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
55,489
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Alec was most popular in 1995, when 3,420 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 234 babies were named Alec, ranking #977 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 45%.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1995 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Alec was most popular in 1995, when 3,420 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 234 babies were named Alec, ranking #977 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 45%.00.511.521880192019602000Peak 1995

Alec was most popular in 1995, when 3,420 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 234 babies were named Alec, ranking #977 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 45%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 234 977
2024 <5 — 274 880
2023 <5 — 290 841
2022 <5 — 346 745
2021 <5 — 390 682
2020 <5 — 470 588
2019 <5 — 518 543
2018 <5 — 521 539
2017 <5 — 575 506
2016 6 14331 617 492
2015 <5 — 665 456
2014 <5 — 624 467
2013 <5 — 626 453
2012 <5 — 606 449
2011 <5 — 659 421
2010 5 16992 669 417
2009 <5 — 730 406
2008 6 15405 774 389
2007 <5 — 872 363
2006 <5 — 982 329
2005 7 13010 1,127 292
2004 5 16099 1,333 246
2003 10 9671 1,526 226
2002 6 13595 1,749 206
2001 11 8758 2,155 173
2000 9 9874 2,479 156
1999 13 7239 2,892 132
1998 23 4636 3,356 112
1997 14 6483 3,137 123
1996 24 4306 3,308 117
1995 37 3087 3,420 112
1994 27 3892 3,322 109
1993 25 4100 2,090 154
1992 15 6008 1,866 172
1991 20 4808 1,539 199
1990 16 5549 978 271
1989 14 5836 603 371
1988 18 4653 426 438
1987 7 8778 446 413
1986 6 9545 377 447
1985 7 8318 290 514
1984 6 9144 252 547
1983 <5 — 203 601
1982 <5 — 147 717
1981 <5 — 131 760
1980 <5 — 125 782
1979 <5 — 91 917
1978 <5 — 96 877
1977 <5 — 94 873
1976 <5 — 97 845
1975 <5 — 80 916
1974 <5 — 60 1065
1973 <5 — 85 860
1972 <5 — 88 856
1971 <5 — 105 786
1970 <5 — 105 796
1969 <5 — 94 797
1968 <5 — 98 748
1967 <5 — 93 761
1966 <5 — 117 683
1965 <5 — 116 692
1964 <5 — 114 722
1963 <5 — 76 863
1962 <5 — 75 879
1961 <5 — 91 797
1960 <5 — 100 764
1959 <5 — 99 766
1958 <5 — 81 835
1957 <5 — 76 861
1956 <5 — 75 865
1955 <5 — 54 1022
1954 <5 — 42 1151
1953 <5 — 51 1015
1952 <5 — 70 836
1951 <5 — 55 943
1950 <5 — 50 977
1949 <5 — 53 946
1948 <5 — 56 923
1947 <5 — 70 831
1946 <5 — 53 911
1945 <5 — 36 1078
1944 <5 — 34 1135
1943 <5 — 34 1170
1942 <5 — 39 1089
1941 <5 — 36 1091
1940 <5 — 32 1183
1939 <5 — 30 1194
1938 <5 — 25 1337
1937 <5 — 38 1031
1936 <5 — 28 1243
1935 <5 — 23 1422
1934 <5 — 32 1173
1933 <5 — 32 1159
1932 <5 — 33 1175
1931 <5 — 21 1538
1930 <5 — 37 1151
1929 <5 — 26 1413
1928 <5 — 35 1211
1927 <5 — 54 937
1926 <5 — 43 1064
1925 <5 — 53 924
1924 <5 — 50 993
1923 <5 — 56 913
1922 <5 — 60 891
1921 <5 — 69 825
1920 <5 — 67 816
1919 <5 — 60 850
1918 <5 — 59 855
1917 <5 — 69 749
1916 <5 — 36 1072
1915 <5 — 57 804
1914 <5 — 47 770
1913 <5 — 37 777
1912 <5 — 21 1000
1911 <5 — 15 856
1910 <5 — 18 707
1909 <5 — 15 714
1908 <5 — 10 877
1907 <5 — 11 815
1906 <5 — 6 1111
1905 <5 — 12 699
1904 <5 — 14 612
1903 <5 — 7 910
1902 <5 — 9 794
1901 <5 — 5 1058
1900 <5 — 15 649
1899 <5 — 5 1051
1898 <5 — <5 —
1897 <5 — 6 942
1896 <5 — 12 641
1895 <5 — 5 1079
1894 <5 — 6 954
1893 <5 — 5 1035
1892 <5 — 5 1066
1891 <5 — 6 841
1890 <5 — 11 603
1889 <5 — <5 —
1888 <5 — 9 704
1887 <5 — 5 921
1886 <5 — 5 959
1885 <5 — 9 641
1884 <5 — 7 764
1883 <5 — 5 892
1882 <5 — 8 691
1881 <5 — 7 706
1880 <5 — 11 571

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Other spellings

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Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

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Where Alec is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years