for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Alex name popularity in England and Wales
Alex ranked #207 for boys in 2025. ONS recorded 243 boys named Alex.
ONS
1,762 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Alex for boys and girls
Girls
104.0% in 2025 · data from 1996 to 2025
Boys
24396.0% in 2025 · data from 1996 to 2025
Alex in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 243 | #207 |
| 2025 | girls | 10 | #2604 |
| 2024 | boys | 295 | #171 |
| 2024 | girls | 12 | #2253 |
| 2023 | boys | 346 | #152 |
| 2023 | girls | 10 | #2504 |
| 2022 | boys | 394 | #139 |
| 2022 | girls | 12 | #2178 |
| 2021 | boys | 474 | #122 |
| 2021 | girls | 15 | #1866 |
| 2020 | boys | 560 | #108 |
| 2020 | girls | 19 | #1556 |
Show full history (60 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 243 | #207 |
| 2025 | girls | 10 | #2604 |
| 2024 | boys | 295 | #171 |
| 2024 | girls | 12 | #2253 |
| 2023 | boys | 346 | #152 |
| 2023 | girls | 10 | #2504 |
| 2022 | boys | 394 | #139 |
| 2022 | girls | 12 | #2178 |
| 2021 | boys | 474 | #122 |
| 2021 | girls | 15 | #1866 |
| 2020 | boys | 560 | #108 |
| 2020 | girls | 19 | #1556 |
| 2019 | boys | 594 | #106 |
| 2019 | girls | 22 | #1389 |
| 2018 | boys | 696 | #91 |
| 2018 | girls | 19 | #1586 |
| 2017 | boys | 716 | #92 |
| 2017 | girls | 23 | #1411 |
| 2016 | boys | 813 | #84 |
| 2016 | girls | 23 | #1416 |
| 2015 | boys | 900 | #75 |
| 2015 | girls | 28 | #1204 |
| 2014 | boys | 903 | #75 |
| 2014 | girls | 29 | #1177 |
| 2013 | boys | 986 | #65 |
| 2013 | girls | 42 | #882 |
| 2012 | boys | 1,064 | #65 |
| 2012 | girls | 40 | #916 |
| 2011 | boys | 1,129 | #59 |
| 2011 | girls | 61 | #652 |
| 2010 | boys | 1,359 | #52 |
| 2010 | girls | 55 | #674 |
| 2009 | boys | 1,478 | #50 |
| 2009 | girls | 82 | #495 |
| 2008 | boys | 1,611 | #47 |
| 2008 | girls | 110 | #397 |
| 2007 | boys | 1,355 | #58 |
| 2007 | girls | 125 | #350 |
| 2006 | boys | 1,293 | #57 |
| 2006 | girls | 165 | #279 |
| 2005 | boys | 1,302 | #53 |
| 2005 | girls | 177 | #251 |
| 2004 | boys | 1,500 | #46 |
| 2004 | girls | 232 | #199 |
| 2003 | boys | 1,689 | #42 |
| 2003 | girls | 198 | #230 |
| 2002 | boys | 1,707 | #42 |
| 2002 | girls | 176 | #233 |
| 2001 | boys | 1,435 | #45 |
| 2001 | girls | 247 | #172 |
| 2000 | boys | 1,427 | #48 |
| 2000 | girls | 229 | #186 |
| 1999 | boys | 1,567 | #45 |
| 1999 | girls | 209 | #204 |
| 1998 | boys | 1,627 | #46 |
| 1998 | girls | 243 | #179 |
| 1997 | boys | 1,747 | #43 |
| 1997 | girls | 247 | #179 |
| 1996 | boys | 1,762 | #43 |
| 1996 | girls | 274 | #161 |
Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.