Alexander
#7,491 for girls in 2025, 14 births · #30 for boys in 2025, 7,230 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2009 · 18,254 births
- Debut · boys
- 211 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 77 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 736,123since 1880
Alexander over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #7,491 | 14 | #30 | 7,230 |
| 2024 | #9,556 | 10 | #27 | 7,547 |
| 2023 | #8,989 | 11 | #22 | 7,918 |
| 2022 | #9,056 | 11 | #17 | 8,757 |
| 2021 | #5,748 | 21 | #13 | 9,425 |
| 2020 | #10,250 | 9 | #10 | 10,268 |
| 2019 | #5,449 | 23 | #10 | 11,327 |
| 2018 | #6,010 | 20 | #11 | 12,110 |
| 2017 | #5,821 | 21 | #13 | 12,577 |
| 2016 | #6,663 | 18 | #11 | 13,446 |
| 2015 | #5,833 | 22 | #8 | 14,584 |
| 2014 | #4,350 | 33 | #8 | 15,449 |
| 2013 | #4,645 | 30 | #8 | 14,923 |
| 2012 | #4,957 | 28 | #9 | 15,259 |
| 2011 | #4,244 | 34 | #8 | 15,717 |
| 2010 | #3,572 | 44 | #6 | 16,769 |
| 2009 | #4,370 | 34 | #4 | 18,254 |
| 2008 | #3,645 | 44 | #6 | 18,711 |
| 2007 | #3,983 | 39 | #11 | 18,150 |
| 2006 | #3,176 | 52 | #12 | 18,235 |
| 2005 | #2,670 | 63 | #13 | 18,130 |
| 2004 | #1,684 | 115 | #15 | 17,925 |
| 2003 | #2,800 | 55 | #16 | 17,714 |
| 2002 | #2,046 | 84 | #15 | 17,718 |
| 2001 | #2,881 | 50 | #20 | 16,720 |
| 2000 | #2,403 | 64 | #20 | 17,290 |
| 1999 | #1,707 | 96 | #21 | 17,420 |
| 1998 | #1,867 | 82 | #22 | 17,466 |
| 1997 | #1,845 | 80 | #22 | 17,112 |
| 1996 | #1,656 | 92 | #22 | 17,964 |
| 1995 | #1,197 | 143 | #21 | 19,456 |
| 1994 | #1,095 | 164 | #22 | 20,101 |
| 1993 | #1,034 | 178 | #21 | 20,530 |
| 1992 | #929 | 209 | #23 | 20,069 |
| 1991 | #967 | 194 | #26 | 17,640 |
| 1990 | #873 | 223 | #28 | 16,194 |
| 1989 | #803 | 237 | #32 | 14,523 |
| 1988 | #602 | 331 | #34 | 13,341 |
| 1987 | #810 | 216 | #37 | 11,835 |
| 1986 | #809 | 207 | #41 | 10,609 |
| 1985 | #1,023 | 147 | #50 | 8,295 |
| 1984 | #1,144 | 119 | #54 | 6,492 |
| 1983 | #1,475 | 78 | #63 | 4,806 |
| 1982 | #1,445 | 83 | #65 | 4,593 |
| 1981 | #1,867 | 58 | #70 | 4,237 |
| 1980 | #2,014 | 52 | #91 | 3,279 |
| 1979 | #2,582 | 35 | #94 | 3,058 |
| 1978 | #2,431 | 36 | #98 | 2,738 |
| 1977 | #2,666 | 31 | #96 | 2,704 |
| 1976 | #2,439 | 33 | #107 | 2,443 |
| 1975 | #2,612 | 29 | #105 | 2,439 |
| 1974 | #2,066 | 40 | #112 | 2,354 |
| 1973 | #2,405 | 31 | #116 | 2,259 |
| 1972 | #3,714 | 16 | #129 | 2,116 |
| 1971 | #3,266 | 20 | #134 | 2,358 |
| 1970 | #3,577 | 17 | #137 | 2,463 |
| 1969 | #2,844 | 22 | #150 | 2,012 |
| 1968 | #3,315 | 16 | #154 | 1,773 |
| 1967 | #4,300 | 10 | #178 | 1,454 |
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 | #182 | 1,368 |
| 1965 | #4,202 | 10 | #191 | 1,321 |
| 1964 | #4,355 | 10 | #212 | 1,288 |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #214 | 1,308 |
| 1962 | #4,533 | 9 | #221 | 1,218 |
| 1961 | #4,882 | 8 | #223 | 1,227 |
| 1960 | #3,512 | 13 | #232 | 1,199 |
| 1959 | #4,300 | 9 | #233 | 1,166 |
| 1958 | #4,193 | 9 | #220 | 1,188 |
| 1957 | #4,918 | 7 | #212 | 1,264 |
| 1956 | — | #211 | 1,235 | |
| 1955 | #4,740 | 7 | #208 | 1,170 |
| 1954 | — | #200 | 1,236 | |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #195 | 1,262 |
| 1952 | #4,123 | 8 | #186 | 1,283 |
| 1951 | — | #190 | 1,212 | |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 | #189 | 1,164 |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #180 | 1,185 |
| 1948 | — | #183 | 1,129 | |
| 1947 | — | #190 | 1,081 | |
| 1946 | #3,665 | 8 | #188 | 964 |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #178 | 891 |
| 1944 | — | #183 | 864 | |
| 1943 | — | #178 | 924 | |
| 1942 | — | #184 | 861 | |
| 1941 | — | #184 | 818 | |
| 1940 | — | #188 | 760 | |
| 1939 | — | #186 | 723 | |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | #193 | 666 |
| 1937 | — | #191 | 675 | |
| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 | #200 | 613 |
| 1935 | — | #186 | 702 | |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | #200 | 616 |
| 1933 | — | #187 | 659 | |
| 1932 | #3,568 | 7 | #178 | 774 |
| 1931 | — | #172 | 795 | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #168 | 872 |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | #156 | 985 |
| 1928 | #3,436 | 8 | #152 | 1,048 |
| 1927 | #3,053 | 10 | #146 | 1,092 |
| 1926 | — | #146 | 1,150 | |
| 1925 | #4,426 | 6 | #137 | 1,224 |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #129 | 1,381 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #129 | 1,293 |
| 1922 | — | #125 | 1,359 | |
| 1921 | — | #116 | 1,533 | |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #117 | 1,474 |
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 | #113 | 1,422 |
| 1918 | #3,869 | 7 | #104 | 1,591 |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #97 | 1,664 |
| 1916 | #3,031 | 9 | #99 | 1,584 |
| 1915 | #2,526 | 11 | #103 | 1,432 |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | #98 | 1,169 |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #98 | 937 |
| 1912 | — | #97 | 803 | |
| 1911 | — | #94 | 426 | |
| 1910 | — | #101 | 324 | |
| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 | #107 | 255 |
| 1908 | — | #104 | 246 | |
| 1907 | — | #92 | 279 | |
| 1906 | — | #105 | 204 | |
| 1905 | — | #103 | 210 | |
| 1904 | — | #103 | 203 | |
| 1903 | — | #100 | 195 | |
| 1902 | — | #93 | 216 | |
| 1901 | — | #102 | 162 | |
| 1900 | — | #93 | 260 | |
| 1899 | — | #97 | 178 | |
| 1898 | — | #106 | 180 | |
| 1897 | — | #103 | 172 | |
| 1896 | — | #87 | 232 | |
| 1895 | — | #97 | 199 | |
| 1894 | — | #95 | 199 | |
| 1893 | — | #83 | 218 | |
| 1892 | — | #95 | 202 | |
| 1891 | — | #95 | 172 | |
| 1890 | — | #85 | 202 | |
| 1889 | — | #93 | 185 | |
| 1888 | — | #82 | 237 | |
| 1887 | — | #87 | 180 | |
| 1886 | — | #83 | 206 | |
| 1885 | — | #78 | 205 | |
| 1884 | — | #76 | 236 | |
| 1883 | — | #80 | 187 | |
| 1882 | — | #79 | 225 | |
| 1881 | — | #71 | 209 | |
| 1880 | — | #73 | 211 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Alexander was already there! It came in at #73, and was given to 211 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1901–1906, when fewer than 220 boys a year got the name.
Where Alexander is popular in 1936
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#49 · 1 in 199
- Rhode Island#91 · 1 in 699
- New Jersey#92 · 1 in 729
- Massachusetts#102 · 1 in 996
- Maryland#104 · 1 in 705
Best ever in a state: #1 in Illinois, 2008.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #49 | 14 | 1 in 199 |
| Rhode Island | #91 | 6 | 1 in 699 |
| New Jersey | #92 | 33 | 1 in 729 |
| Massachusetts | #102 | 28 | 1 in 996 |
| Maryland | #104 | 16 | 1 in 705 |
| New York | #106 | 100 | 1 in 840 |
| Pennsylvania | #109 | 78 | 1 in 918 |
| Connecticut | #131 | 7 | 1 in 1,389 |
| South Carolina | #138 | 23 | 1 in 805 |
| North Carolina | #141 | 42 | 1 in 811 |
| Virginia | #143 | 28 | 1 in 779 |
| Michigan | #148 | 30 | 1 in 1,328 |
| California | #159 | 36 | 1 in 1,059 |
| Georgia | #184 | 21 | 1 in 1,360 |
| Florida | #224 | 8 | 1 in 1,563 |
| Alabama | #235 | 14 | 1 in 1,917 |
| Illinois | #237 | 19 | 1 in 2,755 |
| Indiana | #243 | 8 | 1 in 2,992 |
| Mississippi | #261 | 9 | 1 in 2,199 |
| Louisiana | #266 | 11 | 1 in 1,777 |
| Minnesota | #300 | 5 | 1 in 4,161 |
| Ohio | #314 | 9 | 1 in 5,288 |
| Missouri | #329 | 6 | 1 in 4,366 |
| West Virginia | #330 | 5 | 1 in 3,594 |
| Tennessee | #346 | 6 | 1 in 4,254 |
| Texas | #379 | 18 | 1 in 3,095 |
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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 Alexander
- 3 spots since 2024 (#27 → #30)
- 20 spots since 2020 (#10 → #30)
- 22 spots since 2015 (#8 → #30)
- Biggest jump: 24 spots in 1968 (#178 → #154)
- Biggest drop: 16 spots in 1897 (#87 → #103)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2009 at #4 (18,254 births)
- Births halved by 2022, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: 10 yrs · run 2008–2015
- Top 100: 77 yrs · run 1977–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 96 boys born in 1993 were named Alexander (1.0%)
- Latest: 1 in 236 boys born in 2025 (0.42%)
- Its best rank, #4 in 2009, was only 1 in 109 (0.92%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 25.0% of all boys named Alexander (183,952) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,081 | #71 (1881) | #80 |
| 1890s | 1,954 | #83 (1893) | #94 |
| 1900s | 2,230 | #92 (1907) | #100 |
| 1910s | 11,352 | #94 (1911) | #100 |
| 1920s | 12,539 | #116 (1921) | #135 |
| 1930s | 7,095 | #168 (1930) | #186 |
| 1940s | 9,477 | #178 (1943) | #184 |
| 1950s | 12,180 | #186 (1952) | #204 |
| 1960s | 14,168 | #150 (1969) | #196 |
| 1970s | 24,932 | #94 (1979) | #113 |
| 1980s | 82,010 | #32 (1989) | #54 |
| 1990s | 183,952 | #21 (1993) | #23 |
| 2000s | 178,847 | #4 (2009) | #13 |
| 2010s | 142,161 | #6 (2010) | #9 |
| 2020s | 51,145 | #10 (2020) | #20 |
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.
Alexander in 1936
Top girls' names in 1936
Top boys' names in 1936
More about 1936
girls
1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 208,078 of them was named Alexander, which outranked 13.9% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 675 names at #4,181; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
- ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
- ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
- ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
- ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 1,692 of them was named Alexander, which outranked 95.0% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.