Alec
- Last seen for girls in 2016 at #14,331
- #977 for boys in 2025, 234 births
- Given to boys 99.4% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1994 · 3,322 births
- Debut · boys
- 11 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 55,152since 1880
Alec over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Alec has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #977 | 234 | |
| 2024 | — | #880 | 274 | |
| 2023 | — | #841 | 290 | |
| 2022 | — | #745 | 346 | |
| 2021 | — | #682 | 390 | |
| 2020 | — | #588 | 470 | |
| 2019 | — | #543 | 518 | |
| 2018 | — | #539 | 521 | |
| 2017 | — | #506 | 575 | |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #492 | 617 |
| 2015 | — | #456 | 665 | |
| 2014 | — | #467 | 624 | |
| 2013 | — | #453 | 626 | |
| 2012 | — | #449 | 606 | |
| 2011 | — | #421 | 659 | |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | #417 | 669 |
| 2009 | — | #406 | 730 | |
| 2008 | #15,405 | 6 | #389 | 774 |
| 2007 | — | #363 | 872 | |
| 2006 | — | #329 | 982 | |
| 2005 | #13,010 | 7 | #292 | 1,127 |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | #246 | 1,333 |
| 2003 | #9,671 | 10 | #226 | 1,526 |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #206 | 1,749 |
| 2001 | #8,758 | 11 | #173 | 2,155 |
| 2000 | #9,874 | 9 | #156 | 2,479 |
| 1999 | #7,239 | 13 | #132 | 2,892 |
| 1998 | #4,636 | 23 | #112 | 3,356 |
| 1997 | #6,483 | 14 | #123 | 3,137 |
| 1996 | #4,306 | 24 | #117 | 3,308 |
| 1995 | #3,087 | 37 | #112 | 3,420 |
| 1994 | #3,892 | 27 | #109 | 3,322 |
| 1993 | #4,100 | 25 | #154 | 2,090 |
| 1992 | #6,008 | 15 | #172 | 1,866 |
| 1991 | #4,808 | 20 | #199 | 1,539 |
| 1990 | #5,549 | 16 | #271 | 978 |
| 1989 | #5,836 | 14 | #371 | 603 |
| 1988 | #4,653 | 18 | #438 | 426 |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | #413 | 446 |
| 1986 | #9,545 | 6 | #447 | 377 |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #514 | 290 |
| 1984 | #9,144 | 6 | #547 | 252 |
| 1983 | — | #601 | 203 | |
| 1982 | — | #717 | 147 | |
| 1981 | — | #760 | 131 | |
| 1980 | — | #782 | 125 | |
| 1979 | — | #917 | 91 | |
| 1978 | — | #877 | 96 | |
| 1977 | — | #873 | 94 | |
| 1976 | — | #845 | 97 | |
| 1975 | — | #916 | 80 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,065 | 60 | |
| 1973 | — | #860 | 85 | |
| 1972 | — | #856 | 88 | |
| 1971 | — | #786 | 105 | |
| 1970 | — | #796 | 105 | |
| 1969 | — | #797 | 94 | |
| 1968 | — | #748 | 98 | |
| 1967 | — | #761 | 93 | |
| 1966 | — | #683 | 117 | |
| 1965 | — | #692 | 116 | |
| 1964 | — | #722 | 114 | |
| 1963 | — | #863 | 76 | |
| 1962 | — | #879 | 75 | |
| 1961 | — | #797 | 91 | |
| 1960 | — | #764 | 100 | |
| 1959 | — | #766 | 99 | |
| 1958 | — | #835 | 81 | |
| 1957 | — | #861 | 76 | |
| 1956 | — | #865 | 75 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,022 | 54 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,151 | 42 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,015 | 51 | |
| 1952 | — | #836 | 70 | |
| 1951 | — | #943 | 55 | |
| 1950 | — | #977 | 50 | |
| 1949 | — | #946 | 53 | |
| 1948 | — | #923 | 56 | |
| 1947 | — | #831 | 70 | |
| 1946 | — | #911 | 53 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,078 | 36 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,135 | 34 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,170 | 34 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,089 | 39 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,091 | 36 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,183 | 32 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,194 | 30 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,337 | 25 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,031 | 38 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,243 | 28 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,422 | 23 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,173 | 32 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,159 | 32 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,175 | 33 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,538 | 21 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,151 | 37 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,413 | 26 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,211 | 35 | |
| 1927 | — | #937 | 54 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,064 | 43 | |
| 1925 | — | #924 | 53 | |
| 1924 | — | #993 | 50 | |
| 1923 | — | #913 | 56 | |
| 1922 | — | #891 | 60 | |
| 1921 | — | #825 | 69 | |
| 1920 | — | #816 | 67 | |
| 1919 | — | #850 | 60 | |
| 1918 | — | #855 | 59 | |
| 1917 | — | #749 | 69 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,072 | 36 | |
| 1915 | — | #804 | 57 | |
| 1914 | — | #770 | 47 | |
| 1913 | — | #777 | 37 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,000 | 21 | |
| 1911 | — | #856 | 15 | |
| 1910 | — | #707 | 18 | |
| 1909 | — | #714 | 15 | |
| 1908 | — | #877 | 10 | |
| 1907 | — | #815 | 11 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,111 | 6 | |
| 1905 | — | #699 | 12 | |
| 1904 | — | #612 | 14 | |
| 1903 | — | #910 | 7 | |
| 1902 | — | #794 | 9 | |
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | — | #649 | 15 | |
| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #942 | 6 | |
| 1896 | — | #641 | 12 | |
| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | — | #954 | 6 | |
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
| 1892 | — | #1,066 | 5 | |
| 1891 | — | #841 | 6 | |
| 1890 | — | #603 | 11 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #704 | 9 | |
| 1887 | — | #921 | 5 | |
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | #641 | 9 | |
| 1884 | — | #764 | 7 | |
| 1883 | — | #892 | 5 | |
| 1882 | — | #691 | 8 | |
| 1881 | — | #706 | 7 | |
| 1880 | — | #571 | 11 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Alec was already there! It came in at #571, and was given to 11 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1889, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Alec is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Oklahoma#504 · 1 in 2,210
- Arizona#634 · 1 in 3,272
- California#699 · 1 in 4,499
- Texas#749 · 1 in 4,863
- Wisconsin#785 · 1 in 4,686
Best ever in a state: #54 in Nebraska, 1994.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | #504 | 8 | 1 in 2,210 |
| Arizona | #634 | 10 | 1 in 3,272 |
| California | #699 | 39 | 1 in 4,499 |
| Texas | #749 | 36 | 1 in 4,863 |
| Wisconsin | #785 | 5 | 1 in 4,686 |
| Florida | #846 | 17 | 1 in 5,620 |
| Illinois | #870 | 9 | 1 in 5,506 |
| Virginia | #875 | 7 | 1 in 5,322 |
| New York | #950 | 13 | 1 in 6,494 |
| Michigan | #999 | 6 | 1 in 6,699 |
| Washington | #999 | 5 | 1 in 6,560 |
| New Jersey | #1,022 | 5 | 1 in 7,953 |
| Ohio | #1,111 | 6 | 1 in 8,756 |
| North Carolina | #1,277 | 5 | 1 in 10,294 |
| Georgia | #1,350 | 5 | 1 in 10,044 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Alec
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 389 spots since 2020 (#588 → #977)
- Biggest jump: 438 spots in 1896
- Biggest drop: 412 spots in 1906
Rise & fade · boys
114 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1994 at #109 (3,322 births)
- Births halved by 2003, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 114 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 114 yrs · run 1975–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 557
- Highest: 1 in 557 boys born in 1995 were named Alec (0.18%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,299 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #109 in 1994, was only 1 in 582 (0.17%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
- 47.0% of all boys named Alec (25,908) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 66 | #571 (1880) | #761 |
| 1890s | 61 | #603 (1890) | #912 |
| 1900s | 104 | #612 (1904) | #824 |
| 1910s | 419 | #707 (1910) | #844 |
| 1920s | 513 | #816 (1920) | #999 |
| 1930s | 299 | #1,031 (1937) | #1,242 |
| 1940s | 443 | #831 (1947) | #1,036 |
| 1950s | 653 | #766 (1959) | #927 |
| 1960s | 974 | #683 (1966) | #771 |
| 1970s | 901 | #786 (1971) | #879 |
| 1980s | 3,000 | #371 (1989) | #559 |
| 1990s | 25,908 | #109 (1994) | #150 |
| 2000s | 13,727 | #156 (2000) | #279 |
| 2010s | 6,080 | #417 (2010) | #474 |
| 2020s | 2,004 | #588 (2020) | #786 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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