Alex

Given to 295,991 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −25% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#2485

recorded as girls

335 since 2024

#232

recorded as boys

27 since 2024

Babies in 2025

1,586

girls 71 · boys 1,515

Peak year

1995

7,424 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

295,991

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

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

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Alex was most popular in 1995, when 7,424 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,515 babies were named Alex, ranking #232 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 25%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	71	2485	1,515	232
2024	88	2150	1,728	205
2023	100	1965	1,814	203
2022	148	1478	2,006	189
2021	130	1612	1,969	192
2020	171	1294	2,122	183
2019	151	1460	2,401	165
2018	171	1325	2,526	153
2017	189	1251	2,606	151
2016	177	1338	2,855	146
2015	187	1287	3,113	134
2014	160	1422	3,192	128
2013	146	1509	3,559	110
2012	132	1629	3,870	98
2011	168	1370	4,041	95
2010	173	1352	4,442	93
2009	174	1366	5,174	83
2008	169	1405	5,400	84
2007	192	1277	6,275	72
2006	234	1083	6,670	67
2005	229	1042	6,488	71
2004	242	982	6,812	63
2003	220	1038	6,794	62
2002	226	977	6,807	63
2001	219	981	6,613	62
2000	239	913	6,748	62
1999	279	786	6,828	58
1998	279	771	6,954	55
1997	322	674	6,855	55
1996	352	637	6,915	53
1995	441	537	7,424	47
1994	394	581	7,240	50
1993	425	562	7,639	52
1992	366	618	7,351	54
1991	369	611	6,673	63
1990	250	802	6,951	59
1989	241	789	6,543	60
1988	270	705	6,408	58
1987	210	829	6,042	60
1986	143	1055	5,111	64
1985	86	1445	3,909	80
1984	86	1368	3,026	93
1983	27	3065	2,155	123
1982	46	2185	1,964	143
1981	32	2774	1,873	148
1980	30	2940	1,681	156
1979	20	3777	1,656	156
1978	16	4242	1,468	164
1977	22	3366	1,610	153
1976	24	3002	1,359	172
1975	13	4593	1,327	175
1974	24	2922	1,385	171
1973	22	3015	1,246	184
1972	17	3543	1,182	196
1971	14	4123	1,361	188
1970	15	3872	1,403	191
1969	13	3958	1,212	207
1968	15	3456	1,163	200
1967	13	3656	1,130	205
1966	6	5809	1,023	218
1965	11	3952	1,246	200
1964	14	3515	1,240	218
1963	8	4896	1,306	215
1962	13	3592	1,267	217
1961	21	2673	1,217	228
1960	17	2989	1,230	226
1959	12	3619	1,164	234
1958	14	3232	1,019	245
1957	10	3930	896	253
1956	7	4837	809	253
1955	6	5208	712	263
1954	8	4278	743	259
1953	12	3269	716	260
1952	7	4483	700	258
1951	9	3714	690	254
1950	9	3662	749	244
1949	10	3393	730	242
1948	10	3350	764	234
1947	11	3240	794	228
1946	<5	—	706	225
1945	<5	—	639	217
1944	7	3687	620	221
1943	7	3801	660	222
1942	6	4124	681	215
1941	<5	—	641	210
1940	6	3863	620	208
1939	5	4250	597	204
1938	5	4342	601	206
1937	5	4255	564	211
1936	<5	—	564	210
1935	7	3431	581	207
1934	11	2567	623	198
1933	5	4218	606	197
1932	5	4411	683	192
1931	9	2972	727	182
1930	13	2425	760	180
1929	18	1953	775	180
1928	6	4195	799	179
1927	18	2095	888	169
1926	10	3046	805	179
1925	5	4973	903	165
1924	5	5061	978	162
1923	6	4376	940	161
1922	8	3655	1,003	155
1921	8	3666	1,022	149
1920	11	2899	1,069	142
1919	5	4814	1,082	137
1918	8	3512	1,207	131
1917	7	3713	1,081	132
1916	8	3258	1,094	128
1915	11	2526	1,008	131
1914	<5	—	789	131
1913	<5	—	604	130
1912	<5	—	482	135
1911	<5	—	268	129
1910	<5	—	256	127
1909	<5	—	227	123
1908	<5	—	199	127
1907	<5	—	186	127
1906	<5	—	176	122
1905	<5	—	166	133
1904	<5	—	169	125
1903	<5	—	138	135
1902	<5	—	154	125
1901	<5	—	138	120
1900	<5	—	192	120
1899	<5	—	133	122
1898	<5	—	149	125
1897	<5	—	130	128
1896	<5	—	165	112
1895	<5	—	143	117
1894	<5	—	152	112
1893	<5	—	133	120
1892	<5	—	163	110
1891	<5	—	133	109
1890	<5	—	147	111
1889	<5	—	127	114
1888	<5	—	167	102
1887	<5	—	136	104
1886	<5	—	161	96
1885	<5	—	159	92
1884	<5	—	148	105
1883	<5	—	120	108
1882	<5	—	172	89
1881	<5	—	114	109
1880	<5	—	147	92