Alexander

Given to 740,668 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −30% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#7491
recorded as girls
#30
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
7,244
girls 14 · boys 7,230
Peak year
1993
20,530 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
740,668
since 1880

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

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Alexander was most popular in 1993, when 20,530 babies recorded as boys got the name (10.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 7,230 babies were named Alexander, ranking #30 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 30%.03.757.511.251518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1993 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Alexander was most popular in 1993, when 20,530 babies recorded as boys got the name (10.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 7,230 babies were named Alexander, ranking #30 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 30%.03.757.511.25151880192019602000Peak 1993

Alexander was most popular in 1993, when 20,530 babies recorded as boys got the name (10.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 7,230 babies were named Alexander, ranking #30 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 30%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 14 7491 7,230 30
2024 10 9556 7,547 27
2023 11 8989 7,918 22
2022 11 9056 8,757 17
2021 21 5748 9,425 13
2020 9 10250 10,268 10
2019 23 5449 11,327 10
2018 20 6010 12,110 11
2017 21 5821 12,577 13
2016 18 6663 13,446 11
2015 22 5833 14,584 8
2014 33 4350 15,449 8
2013 30 4645 14,923 8
2012 28 4957 15,259 9
2011 34 4244 15,717 8
2010 44 3572 16,769 6
2009 34 4370 18,254 4
2008 44 3645 18,711 6
2007 39 3983 18,150 11
2006 52 3176 18,235 12
2005 63 2670 18,130 13
2004 115 1684 17,925 15
2003 55 2800 17,714 16
2002 84 2046 17,718 15
2001 50 2881 16,720 20
2000 64 2403 17,290 20
1999 96 1707 17,420 21
1998 82 1867 17,466 22
1997 80 1845 17,112 22
1996 92 1656 17,964 22
1995 143 1197 19,456 21
1994 164 1095 20,101 22
1993 178 1034 20,530 21
1992 209 929 20,069 23
1991 194 967 17,640 26
1990 223 873 16,194 28
1989 237 803 14,523 32
1988 331 602 13,341 34
1987 216 810 11,835 37
1986 207 809 10,609 41
1985 147 1023 8,295 50
1984 119 1144 6,492 54
1983 78 1475 4,806 63
1982 83 1445 4,593 65
1981 58 1867 4,237 70
1980 52 2014 3,279 91
1979 35 2582 3,058 94
1978 36 2431 2,738 98
1977 31 2666 2,704 96
1976 33 2439 2,443 107
1975 29 2612 2,439 105
1974 40 2066 2,354 112
1973 31 2405 2,259 116
1972 16 3714 2,116 129
1971 20 3266 2,358 134
1970 17 3577 2,463 137
1969 22 2844 2,012 150
1968 16 3315 1,773 154
1967 10 4300 1,454 178
1966 8 4866 1,368 182
1965 10 4202 1,321 191
1964 10 4355 1,288 212
1963 5 6592 1,308 214
1962 9 4533 1,218 221
1961 8 4882 1,227 223
1960 13 3512 1,199 232
1959 9 4300 1,166 233
1958 9 4193 1,188 220
1957 7 4918 1,264 212
1956 <5 — 1,235 211
1955 7 4740 1,170 208
1954 <5 — 1,236 200
1953 5 5673 1,262 195
1952 8 4123 1,283 186
1951 <5 — 1,212 190
1950 7 4315 1,164 189
1949 5 5244 1,185 180
1948 <5 — 1,129 183
1947 <5 — 1,081 190
1946 8 3665 964 188
1945 5 4556 891 178
1944 <5 — 864 183
1943 <5 — 924 178
1942 <5 — 861 184
1941 <5 — 818 184
1940 <5 — 760 188
1939 <5 — 723 186
1938 7 3450 666 193
1937 <5 — 675 191
1936 5 4181 613 200
1935 <5 — 702 186
1934 6 3802 616 200
1933 <5 — 659 187
1932 7 3568 774 178
1931 <5 — 795 172
1930 5 4550 872 168
1929 10 2921 985 156
1928 8 3436 1,048 152
1927 10 3053 1,092 146
1926 <5 — 1,150 146
1925 6 4426 1,224 137
1924 5 5061 1,381 129
1923 6 4376 1,293 129
1922 <5 — 1,359 125
1921 <5 — 1,533 116
1920 7 3957 1,474 117
1919 7 3817 1,422 113
1918 7 3869 1,591 104
1917 5 4594 1,664 97
1916 9 3031 1,584 99
1915 11 2526 1,432 103
1914 7 2876 1,169 98
1913 5 3187 937 98
1912 <5 — 803 97
1911 <5 — 426 94
1910 <5 — 324 101
1909 5 2208 255 107
1908 <5 — 246 104
1907 <5 — 279 92
1906 <5 — 204 105
1905 <5 — 210 103
1904 <5 — 203 103
1903 <5 — 195 100
1902 <5 — 216 93
1901 <5 — 162 102
1900 <5 — 260 93
1899 <5 — 178 97
1898 <5 — 180 106
1897 <5 — 172 103
1896 <5 — 232 87
1895 <5 — 199 97
1894 <5 — 199 95
1893 <5 — 218 83
1892 <5 — 202 95
1891 <5 — 172 95
1890 <5 — 202 85
1889 <5 — 185 93
1888 <5 — 237 82
1887 <5 — 180 87
1886 <5 — 206 83
1885 <5 — 205 78
1884 <5 — 236 76
1883 <5 — 187 80
1882 <5 — 225 79
1881 <5 — 209 71
1880 <5 — 211 73

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Other spellings

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Where Alexander is most popular

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

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