Alex
#2,485 for girls in 2025, 71 births · #232 for boys in 2025, 1,515 births
Given to boys 96.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1995 · 7,424 births
- Debut · boys
- 147 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 33 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 286,169since 1880
Alex over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #2,485 | 71 | #232 | 1,515 |
| 2024 | #2,150 | 88 | #205 | 1,728 |
| 2023 | #1,965 | 100 | #203 | 1,814 |
| 2022 | #1,478 | 148 | #189 | 2,006 |
| 2021 | #1,612 | 130 | #192 | 1,969 |
| 2020 | #1,294 | 171 | #183 | 2,122 |
| 2019 | #1,460 | 151 | #165 | 2,401 |
| 2018 | #1,325 | 171 | #153 | 2,526 |
| 2017 | #1,251 | 189 | #151 | 2,606 |
| 2016 | #1,338 | 177 | #146 | 2,855 |
| 2015 | #1,287 | 187 | #134 | 3,113 |
| 2014 | #1,422 | 160 | #128 | 3,192 |
| 2013 | #1,509 | 146 | #110 | 3,559 |
| 2012 | #1,629 | 132 | #98 | 3,870 |
| 2011 | #1,370 | 168 | #95 | 4,041 |
| 2010 | #1,352 | 173 | #93 | 4,442 |
| 2009 | #1,366 | 174 | #83 | 5,174 |
| 2008 | #1,405 | 169 | #84 | 5,400 |
| 2007 | #1,277 | 192 | #72 | 6,275 |
| 2006 | #1,083 | 234 | #67 | 6,670 |
| 2005 | #1,042 | 229 | #71 | 6,488 |
| 2004 | #982 | 242 | #63 | 6,812 |
| 2003 | #1,038 | 220 | #62 | 6,794 |
| 2002 | #977 | 226 | #63 | 6,807 |
| 2001 | #981 | 219 | #62 | 6,613 |
| 2000 | #913 | 239 | #62 | 6,748 |
| 1999 | #786 | 279 | #58 | 6,828 |
| 1998 | #771 | 279 | #55 | 6,954 |
| 1997 | #674 | 322 | #55 | 6,855 |
| 1996 | #637 | 352 | #53 | 6,915 |
| 1995 | #537 | 441 | #47 | 7,424 |
| 1994 | #581 | 394 | #50 | 7,240 |
| 1993 | #562 | 425 | #52 | 7,639 |
| 1992 | #618 | 366 | #54 | 7,351 |
| 1991 | #611 | 369 | #63 | 6,673 |
| 1990 | #802 | 250 | #59 | 6,951 |
| 1989 | #789 | 241 | #60 | 6,543 |
| 1988 | #705 | 270 | #58 | 6,408 |
| 1987 | #829 | 210 | #60 | 6,042 |
| 1986 | #1,055 | 143 | #64 | 5,111 |
| 1985 | #1,445 | 86 | #80 | 3,909 |
| 1984 | #1,368 | 86 | #93 | 3,026 |
| 1983 | #3,065 | 27 | #123 | 2,155 |
| 1982 | #2,185 | 46 | #143 | 1,964 |
| 1981 | #2,774 | 32 | #148 | 1,873 |
| 1980 | #2,940 | 30 | #156 | 1,681 |
| 1979 | #3,777 | 20 | #156 | 1,656 |
| 1978 | #4,242 | 16 | #164 | 1,468 |
| 1977 | #3,366 | 22 | #153 | 1,610 |
| 1976 | #3,002 | 24 | #172 | 1,359 |
| 1975 | #4,593 | 13 | #175 | 1,327 |
| 1974 | #2,922 | 24 | #171 | 1,385 |
| 1973 | #3,015 | 22 | #184 | 1,246 |
| 1972 | #3,543 | 17 | #196 | 1,182 |
| 1971 | #4,123 | 14 | #188 | 1,361 |
| 1970 | #3,872 | 15 | #191 | 1,403 |
| 1969 | #3,958 | 13 | #207 | 1,212 |
| 1968 | #3,456 | 15 | #200 | 1,163 |
| 1967 | #3,656 | 13 | #205 | 1,130 |
| 1966 | #5,809 | 6 | #218 | 1,023 |
| 1965 | #3,952 | 11 | #200 | 1,246 |
| 1964 | #3,515 | 14 | #218 | 1,240 |
| 1963 | #4,896 | 8 | #215 | 1,306 |
| 1962 | #3,592 | 13 | #217 | 1,267 |
| 1961 | #2,673 | 21 | #228 | 1,217 |
| 1960 | #2,989 | 17 | #226 | 1,230 |
| 1959 | #3,619 | 12 | #234 | 1,164 |
| 1958 | #3,232 | 14 | #245 | 1,019 |
| 1957 | #3,930 | 10 | #253 | 896 |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | #253 | 809 |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #263 | 712 |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | #259 | 743 |
| 1953 | #3,269 | 12 | #260 | 716 |
| 1952 | #4,483 | 7 | #258 | 700 |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 9 | #254 | 690 |
| 1950 | #3,662 | 9 | #244 | 749 |
| 1949 | #3,393 | 10 | #242 | 730 |
| 1948 | #3,350 | 10 | #234 | 764 |
| 1947 | #3,240 | 11 | #228 | 794 |
| 1946 | — | #225 | 706 | |
| 1945 | — | #217 | 639 | |
| 1944 | #3,687 | 7 | #221 | 620 |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | #222 | 660 |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #215 | 681 |
| 1941 | — | #210 | 641 | |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | #208 | 620 |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #204 | 597 |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #206 | 601 |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #211 | 564 |
| 1936 | — | #210 | 564 | |
| 1935 | #3,431 | 7 | #207 | 581 |
| 1934 | #2,567 | 11 | #198 | 623 |
| 1933 | #4,218 | 5 | #197 | 606 |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #192 | 683 |
| 1931 | #2,972 | 9 | #182 | 727 |
| 1930 | #2,425 | 13 | #180 | 760 |
| 1929 | #1,953 | 18 | #180 | 775 |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #179 | 799 |
| 1927 | #2,095 | 18 | #169 | 888 |
| 1926 | #3,046 | 10 | #179 | 805 |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #165 | 903 |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #162 | 978 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #161 | 940 |
| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 | #155 | 1,003 |
| 1921 | #3,666 | 8 | #149 | 1,022 |
| 1920 | #2,899 | 11 | #142 | 1,069 |
| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 | #137 | 1,082 |
| 1918 | #3,512 | 8 | #131 | 1,207 |
| 1917 | #3,713 | 7 | #132 | 1,081 |
| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 | #128 | 1,094 |
| 1915 | #2,526 | 11 | #131 | 1,008 |
| 1914 | — | #131 | 789 | |
| 1913 | — | #130 | 604 | |
| 1912 | — | #135 | 482 | |
| 1911 | — | #129 | 268 | |
| 1910 | — | #127 | 256 | |
| 1909 | — | #123 | 227 | |
| 1908 | — | #127 | 199 | |
| 1907 | — | #127 | 186 | |
| 1906 | — | #122 | 176 | |
| 1905 | — | #133 | 166 | |
| 1904 | — | #125 | 169 | |
| 1903 | — | #135 | 138 | |
| 1902 | — | #125 | 154 | |
| 1901 | — | #120 | 138 | |
| 1900 | — | #120 | 192 | |
| 1899 | — | #122 | 133 | |
| 1898 | — | #125 | 149 | |
| 1897 | — | #128 | 130 | |
| 1896 | — | #112 | 165 | |
| 1895 | — | #117 | 143 | |
| 1894 | — | #112 | 152 | |
| 1893 | — | #120 | 133 | |
| 1892 | — | #110 | 163 | |
| 1891 | — | #109 | 133 | |
| 1890 | — | #111 | 147 | |
| 1889 | — | #114 | 127 | |
| 1888 | — | #102 | 167 | |
| 1887 | — | #104 | 136 | |
| 1886 | — | #96 | 161 | |
| 1885 | — | #92 | 159 | |
| 1884 | — | #105 | 148 | |
| 1883 | — | #108 | 120 | |
| 1882 | — | #89 | 172 | |
| 1881 | — | #109 | 114 | |
| 1880 | — | #92 | 147 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Alex was already there! It came in at #92, and was given to 147 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 150 boys a year got the name.
Where Alex is popular in 1996
- 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
- North Dakota#22 · 1 in 95
- South Dakota#28 · 1 in 107
- Wisconsin#32 · 1 in 128
- Minnesota#37 · 1 in 136
- Washington#38 · 1 in 174
Best ever in a state: #17 in Alaska, 1924.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #22 | 40 | 1 in 95 |
| South Dakota | #28 | 39 | 1 in 107 |
| Wisconsin | #32 | 229 | 1 in 128 |
| Minnesota | #37 | 209 | 1 in 136 |
| Washington | #38 | 194 | 1 in 174 |
| Iowa | #42 | 111 | 1 in 150 |
| Nebraska | #42 | 62 | 1 in 158 |
| Connecticut | #44 | 107 | 1 in 180 |
| Louisiana | #45 | 120 | 1 in 222 |
| Illinois | #48 | 355 | 1 in 228 |
| Ohio | #48 | 326 | 1 in 216 |
| Kansas | #49 | 80 | 1 in 188 |
| New York | #49 | 463 | 1 in 256 |
| Delaware | #50 | 20 | 1 in 192 |
| Massachusetts | #50 | 182 | 1 in 204 |
| New Jersey | #52 | 206 | 1 in 236 |
| Indiana | #53 | 174 | 1 in 216 |
| Maine | #53 | 32 | 1 in 180 |
| New Hampshire | #53 | 32 | 1 in 194 |
| Rhode Island | #53 | 29 | 1 in 191 |
| Florida | #55 | 319 | 1 in 266 |
| Nevada | #55 | 47 | 1 in 222 |
| West Virginia | #56 | 46 | 1 in 200 |
| Michigan | #58 | 237 | 1 in 251 |
| Oregon | #59 | 82 | 1 in 240 |
| Pennsylvania | #59 | 269 | 1 in 254 |
| California | #61 | 954 | 1 in 266 |
| Utah | #62 | 86 | 1 in 220 |
| Missouri | #63 | 142 | 1 in 243 |
| Maryland | #66 | 97 | 1 in 296 |
| Georgia | #67 | 151 | 1 in 321 |
| Mississippi | #67 | 47 | 1 in 322 |
| Arkansas | #68 | 53 | 1 in 274 |
| Vermont | #69 | 12 | 1 in 213 |
| New Mexico | #71 | 42 | 1 in 257 |
| North Carolina | #71 | 147 | 1 in 312 |
| Kentucky | #72 | 78 | 1 in 297 |
| Alabama | #73 | 74 | 1 in 339 |
| Colorado | #73 | 89 | 1 in 279 |
| Tennessee | #74 | 105 | 1 in 328 |
| Alaska | #76 | 13 | 1 in 274 |
| Idaho | #76 | 28 | 1 in 262 |
| Arizona | #79 | 105 | 1 in 319 |
| Texas | #82 | 441 | 1 in 353 |
| South Carolina | #83 | 49 | 1 in 401 |
| Oklahoma | #84 | 56 | 1 in 340 |
| Wyoming | #85 | 8 | 1 in 252 |
| Virginia | #89 | 91 | 1 in 429 |
| District of Columbia | #95 | 13 | 1 in 384 |
| Hawaii | #96 | 15 | 1 in 380 |
| Montana | #126 | 9 | 1 in 452 |
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 Alex
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 27 spots since 2024 (#205 → #232)
- 49 spots since 2020 (#183 → #232)
- 98 spots since 2015 (#134 → #232)
- Biggest jump: 30 spots in 1984 (#123 → #93)
- Biggest drop: 27 spots in 2025 (#205 → #232)
Rise & fade · boys
115 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1995 at #47 (7,424 births)
- Births halved by 2013, 18 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 33 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 33 yrs · run 1984–2012
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 256
- Highest: 1 in 256 boys born in 1995 were named Alex (0.39%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,127 boys born in 2025 (0.09%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
- 24.8% of all boys named Alex (70,830) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,451 | #89 (1882) | #101 |
| 1890s | 1,448 | #109 (1891) | #117 |
| 1900s | 1,745 | #120 (1900) | #126 |
| 1910s | 7,871 | #127 (1910) | #131 |
| 1920s | 9,182 | #142 (1920) | #164 |
| 1930s | 6,306 | #180 (1930) | #199 |
| 1940s | 6,855 | #208 (1940) | #222 |
| 1950s | 8,198 | #234 (1959) | #252 |
| 1960s | 12,034 | #200 (1965) | #213 |
| 1970s | 13,997 | #153 (1977) | #175 |
| 1980s | 38,712 | #58 (1988) | #99 |
| 1990s | 70,830 | #47 (1995) | #55 |
| 2000s | 63,781 | #62 (2003) | #69 |
| 2010s | 32,605 | #93 (2010) | #127 |
| 2020s | 11,154 | #183 (2020) | #201 |
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.
Alex in 1996
girls
#637
352 births · 1 in 4,980 girls
boys
#53
6,915 births · 1 in 274 boys
Top girls' names in 1996
Top boys' names in 1996
More about 1996
girls
1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 4,980 of them was named Alex, which outranked 96.0% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 274 of them was named Alex, which outranked 99.5% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Alex
Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.