for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Alex name popularity in the United States
Alex ranked #232 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 1,515 boys named Alex.
SSA
7,639 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Alex for boys and girls
Girls
714.5% in 2025 · data from 1915 to 2025
Boys
1,51595.5% in 2025 · data from 1880 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 | 1,515 | #232 |
| 2025 | girls | 71 | #2485 |
| 2024 | boys | 1,728 | #205 |
| 2024 | girls | 88 | #2150 |
| 2023 | boys | 1,814 | #203 |
| 2023 | girls | 100 | #1965 |
| 2022 | boys | 2,006 | #189 |
| 2022 | girls | 148 | #1478 |
| 2021 | boys | 1,969 | #192 |
| 2021 | girls | 130 | #1612 |
| 2020 | boys | 2,122 | #183 |
| 2020 | girls | 171 | #1294 |
Show full history (253 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 1,515 | #232 |
| 2025 | girls | 71 | #2485 |
| 2024 | boys | 1,728 | #205 |
| 2024 | girls | 88 | #2150 |
| 2023 | boys | 1,814 | #203 |
| 2023 | girls | 100 | #1965 |
| 2022 | boys | 2,006 | #189 |
| 2022 | girls | 148 | #1478 |
| 2021 | boys | 1,969 | #192 |
| 2021 | girls | 130 | #1612 |
| 2020 | boys | 2,122 | #183 |
| 2020 | girls | 171 | #1294 |
| 2019 | boys | 2,401 | #165 |
| 2019 | girls | 151 | #1460 |
| 2018 | boys | 2,526 | #153 |
| 2018 | girls | 171 | #1325 |
| 2017 | boys | 2,606 | #151 |
| 2017 | girls | 189 | #1251 |
| 2016 | boys | 2,855 | #146 |
| 2016 | girls | 177 | #1338 |
| 2015 | boys | 3,113 | #134 |
| 2015 | girls | 187 | #1287 |
| 2014 | boys | 3,192 | #128 |
| 2014 | girls | 160 | #1422 |
| 2013 | boys | 3,559 | #110 |
| 2013 | girls | 146 | #1509 |
| 2012 | boys | 3,870 | #98 |
| 2012 | girls | 132 | #1629 |
| 2011 | boys | 4,041 | #95 |
| 2011 | girls | 168 | #1370 |
| 2010 | boys | 4,442 | #93 |
| 2010 | girls | 173 | #1352 |
| 2009 | boys | 5,174 | #83 |
| 2009 | girls | 174 | #1366 |
| 2008 | boys | 5,400 | #84 |
| 2008 | girls | 169 | #1405 |
| 2007 | boys | 6,275 | #72 |
| 2007 | girls | 192 | #1277 |
| 2006 | boys | 6,670 | #67 |
| 2006 | girls | 234 | #1083 |
| 2005 | boys | 6,488 | #71 |
| 2005 | girls | 229 | #1042 |
| 2004 | boys | 6,812 | #63 |
| 2004 | girls | 242 | #982 |
| 2003 | boys | 6,794 | #62 |
| 2003 | girls | 220 | #1038 |
| 2002 | boys | 6,807 | #63 |
| 2002 | girls | 226 | #977 |
| 2001 | boys | 6,613 | #62 |
| 2001 | girls | 219 | #981 |
| 2000 | boys | 6,748 | #62 |
| 2000 | girls | 239 | #913 |
| 1999 | boys | 6,828 | #58 |
| 1999 | girls | 279 | #786 |
| 1998 | boys | 6,954 | #55 |
| 1998 | girls | 279 | #771 |
| 1997 | boys | 6,855 | #55 |
| 1997 | girls | 322 | #674 |
| 1996 | boys | 6,915 | #53 |
| 1996 | girls | 352 | #637 |
| 1995 | boys | 7,424 | #47 |
| 1995 | girls | 441 | #537 |
| 1994 | boys | 7,240 | #50 |
| 1994 | girls | 394 | #581 |
| 1993 | boys | 7,639 | #52 |
| 1993 | girls | 425 | #562 |
| 1992 | boys | 7,351 | #54 |
| 1992 | girls | 366 | #618 |
| 1991 | boys | 6,673 | #63 |
| 1991 | girls | 369 | #611 |
| 1990 | boys | 6,951 | #59 |
| 1990 | girls | 250 | #802 |
| 1989 | boys | 6,543 | #60 |
| 1989 | girls | 241 | #789 |
| 1988 | boys | 6,408 | #58 |
| 1988 | girls | 270 | #705 |
| 1987 | boys | 6,042 | #60 |
| 1987 | girls | 210 | #829 |
| 1986 | boys | 5,111 | #64 |
| 1986 | girls | 143 | #1055 |
| 1985 | boys | 3,909 | #80 |
| 1985 | girls | 86 | #1445 |
| 1984 | boys | 3,026 | #93 |
| 1984 | girls | 86 | #1368 |
| 1983 | boys | 2,155 | #123 |
| 1983 | girls | 27 | #3065 |
| 1982 | boys | 1,964 | #143 |
| 1982 | girls | 46 | #2185 |
| 1981 | boys | 1,873 | #148 |
| 1981 | girls | 32 | #2774 |
| 1980 | boys | 1,681 | #156 |
| 1980 | girls | 30 | #2940 |
| 1979 | boys | 1,656 | #156 |
| 1979 | girls | 20 | #3777 |
| 1978 | boys | 1,468 | #164 |
| 1978 | girls | 16 | #4242 |
| 1977 | boys | 1,610 | #153 |
| 1977 | girls | 22 | #3366 |
| 1976 | boys | 1,359 | #172 |
| 1976 | girls | 24 | #3002 |
| 1975 | boys | 1,327 | #175 |
| 1975 | girls | 13 | #4593 |
| 1974 | boys | 1,385 | #171 |
| 1974 | girls | 24 | #2922 |
| 1973 | boys | 1,246 | #184 |
| 1973 | girls | 22 | #3015 |
| 1972 | boys | 1,182 | #196 |
| 1972 | girls | 17 | #3543 |
| 1971 | boys | 1,361 | #188 |
| 1971 | girls | 14 | #4123 |
| 1970 | boys | 1,403 | #191 |
| 1970 | girls | 15 | #3872 |
| 1969 | boys | 1,212 | #207 |
| 1969 | girls | 13 | #3958 |
| 1968 | boys | 1,163 | #200 |
| 1968 | girls | 15 | #3456 |
| 1967 | boys | 1,130 | #205 |
| 1967 | girls | 13 | #3656 |
| 1966 | boys | 1,023 | #218 |
| 1966 | girls | 6 | #5809 |
| 1965 | boys | 1,246 | #200 |
| 1965 | girls | 11 | #3952 |
| 1964 | boys | 1,240 | #218 |
| 1964 | girls | 14 | #3515 |
| 1963 | boys | 1,306 | #215 |
| 1963 | girls | 8 | #4896 |
| 1962 | boys | 1,267 | #217 |
| 1962 | girls | 13 | #3592 |
| 1961 | boys | 1,217 | #228 |
| 1961 | girls | 21 | #2673 |
| 1960 | boys | 1,230 | #226 |
| 1960 | girls | 17 | #2989 |
| 1959 | boys | 1,164 | #234 |
| 1959 | girls | 12 | #3619 |
| 1958 | boys | 1,019 | #245 |
| 1958 | girls | 14 | #3232 |
| 1957 | boys | 896 | #253 |
| 1957 | girls | 10 | #3930 |
| 1956 | boys | 809 | #253 |
| 1956 | girls | 7 | #4837 |
| 1955 | boys | 712 | #263 |
| 1955 | girls | 6 | #5208 |
| 1954 | boys | 743 | #259 |
| 1954 | girls | 8 | #4278 |
| 1953 | boys | 716 | #260 |
| 1953 | girls | 12 | #3269 |
| 1952 | boys | 700 | #258 |
| 1952 | girls | 7 | #4483 |
| 1951 | boys | 690 | #254 |
| 1951 | girls | 9 | #3714 |
| 1950 | boys | 749 | #244 |
| 1950 | girls | 9 | #3662 |
| 1949 | boys | 730 | #242 |
| 1949 | girls | 10 | #3393 |
| 1948 | boys | 764 | #234 |
| 1948 | girls | 10 | #3350 |
| 1947 | boys | 794 | #228 |
| 1947 | girls | 11 | #3240 |
| 1946 | boys | 706 | #225 |
| 1945 | boys | 639 | #217 |
| 1944 | boys | 620 | #221 |
| 1944 | girls | 7 | #3687 |
| 1943 | boys | 660 | #222 |
| 1943 | girls | 7 | #3801 |
| 1942 | boys | 681 | #215 |
| 1942 | girls | 6 | #4124 |
| 1941 | boys | 641 | #210 |
| 1940 | boys | 620 | #208 |
| 1940 | girls | 6 | #3863 |
| 1939 | boys | 597 | #204 |
| 1939 | girls | 5 | #4250 |
| 1938 | boys | 601 | #206 |
| 1938 | girls | 5 | #4342 |
| 1937 | boys | 564 | #211 |
| 1937 | girls | 5 | #4255 |
| 1936 | boys | 564 | #210 |
| 1935 | boys | 581 | #207 |
| 1935 | girls | 7 | #3431 |
| 1934 | boys | 623 | #198 |
| 1934 | girls | 11 | #2567 |
| 1933 | boys | 606 | #197 |
| 1933 | girls | 5 | #4218 |
| 1932 | boys | 683 | #192 |
| 1932 | girls | 5 | #4411 |
| 1931 | boys | 727 | #182 |
| 1931 | girls | 9 | #2972 |
| 1930 | boys | 760 | #180 |
| 1930 | girls | 13 | #2425 |
| 1929 | boys | 775 | #180 |
| 1929 | girls | 18 | #1953 |
| 1928 | boys | 799 | #179 |
| 1928 | girls | 6 | #4195 |
| 1927 | boys | 888 | #169 |
| 1927 | girls | 18 | #2095 |
| 1926 | boys | 805 | #179 |
| 1926 | girls | 10 | #3046 |
| 1925 | boys | 903 | #165 |
| 1925 | girls | 5 | #4973 |
| 1924 | boys | 978 | #162 |
| 1924 | girls | 5 | #5061 |
| 1923 | boys | 940 | #161 |
| 1923 | girls | 6 | #4376 |
| 1922 | boys | 1,003 | #155 |
| 1922 | girls | 8 | #3655 |
| 1921 | boys | 1,022 | #149 |
| 1921 | girls | 8 | #3666 |
| 1920 | boys | 1,069 | #142 |
| 1920 | girls | 11 | #2899 |
| 1919 | boys | 1,082 | #137 |
| 1919 | girls | 5 | #4814 |
| 1918 | boys | 1,207 | #131 |
| 1918 | girls | 8 | #3512 |
| 1917 | boys | 1,081 | #132 |
| 1917 | girls | 7 | #3713 |
| 1916 | boys | 1,094 | #128 |
| 1916 | girls | 8 | #3258 |
| 1915 | boys | 1,008 | #131 |
| 1915 | girls | 11 | #2526 |
| 1914 | boys | 789 | #131 |
| 1913 | boys | 604 | #130 |
| 1912 | boys | 482 | #135 |
| 1911 | boys | 268 | #129 |
| 1910 | boys | 256 | #127 |
| 1909 | boys | 227 | #123 |
| 1908 | boys | 199 | #127 |
| 1907 | boys | 186 | #127 |
| 1906 | boys | 176 | #122 |
| 1905 | boys | 166 | #133 |
| 1904 | boys | 169 | #125 |
| 1903 | boys | 138 | #135 |
| 1902 | boys | 154 | #125 |
| 1901 | boys | 138 | #120 |
| 1900 | boys | 192 | #120 |
| 1899 | boys | 133 | #122 |
| 1898 | boys | 149 | #125 |
| 1897 | boys | 130 | #128 |
| 1896 | boys | 165 | #112 |
| 1895 | boys | 143 | #117 |
| 1894 | boys | 152 | #112 |
| 1893 | boys | 133 | #120 |
| 1892 | boys | 163 | #110 |
| 1891 | boys | 133 | #109 |
| 1890 | boys | 147 | #111 |
| 1889 | boys | 127 | #114 |
| 1888 | boys | 167 | #102 |
| 1887 | boys | 136 | #104 |
| 1886 | boys | 161 | #96 |
| 1885 | boys | 159 | #92 |
| 1884 | boys | 148 | #105 |
| 1883 | boys | 120 | #108 |
| 1882 | boys | 172 | #89 |
| 1881 | boys | 114 | #109 |
| 1880 | boys | 147 | #92 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.