for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Alexander name popularity in the United States
Alexander ranked #30 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 7,230 boys named Alexander.
SSA
20,530 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Alexander for boys and girls
Girls
140.2% in 2025 · data from 1909 to 2025
Boys
7,23099.8% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025
Alexander in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 7,230 | #30 |
| 2025 | girls | 14 | #7491 |
| 2024 | boys | 7,547 | #27 |
| 2024 | girls | 10 | #9556 |
| 2023 | boys | 7,918 | #22 |
| 2023 | girls | 11 | #8989 |
| 2022 | boys | 8,757 | #17 |
| 2022 | girls | 11 | #9056 |
| 2021 | boys | 9,425 | #13 |
| 2021 | girls | 21 | #5748 |
| 2020 | boys | 10,268 | #10 |
| 2020 | girls | 9 | #10250 |
Show full history (242 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 7,230 | #30 |
| 2025 | girls | 14 | #7491 |
| 2024 | boys | 7,547 | #27 |
| 2024 | girls | 10 | #9556 |
| 2023 | boys | 7,918 | #22 |
| 2023 | girls | 11 | #8989 |
| 2022 | boys | 8,757 | #17 |
| 2022 | girls | 11 | #9056 |
| 2021 | boys | 9,425 | #13 |
| 2021 | girls | 21 | #5748 |
| 2020 | boys | 10,268 | #10 |
| 2020 | girls | 9 | #10250 |
| 2019 | boys | 11,327 | #10 |
| 2019 | girls | 23 | #5449 |
| 2018 | boys | 12,110 | #11 |
| 2018 | girls | 20 | #6010 |
| 2017 | boys | 12,577 | #13 |
| 2017 | girls | 21 | #5821 |
| 2016 | boys | 13,446 | #11 |
| 2016 | girls | 18 | #6663 |
| 2015 | boys | 14,584 | #8 |
| 2015 | girls | 22 | #5833 |
| 2014 | boys | 15,449 | #8 |
| 2014 | girls | 33 | #4350 |
| 2013 | boys | 14,923 | #8 |
| 2013 | girls | 30 | #4645 |
| 2012 | boys | 15,259 | #9 |
| 2012 | girls | 28 | #4957 |
| 2011 | boys | 15,717 | #8 |
| 2011 | girls | 34 | #4244 |
| 2010 | boys | 16,769 | #6 |
| 2010 | girls | 44 | #3572 |
| 2009 | boys | 18,254 | #4 |
| 2009 | girls | 34 | #4370 |
| 2008 | boys | 18,711 | #6 |
| 2008 | girls | 44 | #3645 |
| 2007 | boys | 18,150 | #11 |
| 2007 | girls | 39 | #3983 |
| 2006 | boys | 18,235 | #12 |
| 2006 | girls | 52 | #3176 |
| 2005 | boys | 18,130 | #13 |
| 2005 | girls | 63 | #2670 |
| 2004 | boys | 17,925 | #15 |
| 2004 | girls | 115 | #1684 |
| 2003 | boys | 17,714 | #16 |
| 2003 | girls | 55 | #2800 |
| 2002 | boys | 17,718 | #15 |
| 2002 | girls | 84 | #2046 |
| 2001 | boys | 16,720 | #20 |
| 2001 | girls | 50 | #2881 |
| 2000 | boys | 17,290 | #20 |
| 2000 | girls | 64 | #2403 |
| 1999 | boys | 17,420 | #21 |
| 1999 | girls | 96 | #1707 |
| 1998 | boys | 17,466 | #22 |
| 1998 | girls | 82 | #1867 |
| 1997 | boys | 17,112 | #22 |
| 1997 | girls | 80 | #1845 |
| 1996 | boys | 17,964 | #22 |
| 1996 | girls | 92 | #1656 |
| 1995 | boys | 19,456 | #21 |
| 1995 | girls | 143 | #1197 |
| 1994 | boys | 20,101 | #22 |
| 1994 | girls | 164 | #1095 |
| 1993 | boys | 20,530 | #21 |
| 1993 | girls | 178 | #1034 |
| 1992 | boys | 20,069 | #23 |
| 1992 | girls | 209 | #929 |
| 1991 | boys | 17,640 | #26 |
| 1991 | girls | 194 | #967 |
| 1990 | boys | 16,194 | #28 |
| 1990 | girls | 223 | #873 |
| 1989 | boys | 14,523 | #32 |
| 1989 | girls | 237 | #803 |
| 1988 | boys | 13,341 | #34 |
| 1988 | girls | 331 | #602 |
| 1987 | boys | 11,835 | #37 |
| 1987 | girls | 216 | #810 |
| 1986 | boys | 10,609 | #41 |
| 1986 | girls | 207 | #809 |
| 1985 | boys | 8,295 | #50 |
| 1985 | girls | 147 | #1023 |
| 1984 | boys | 6,492 | #54 |
| 1984 | girls | 119 | #1144 |
| 1983 | boys | 4,806 | #63 |
| 1983 | girls | 78 | #1475 |
| 1982 | boys | 4,593 | #65 |
| 1982 | girls | 83 | #1445 |
| 1981 | boys | 4,237 | #70 |
| 1981 | girls | 58 | #1867 |
| 1980 | boys | 3,279 | #91 |
| 1980 | girls | 52 | #2014 |
| 1979 | boys | 3,058 | #94 |
| 1979 | girls | 35 | #2582 |
| 1978 | boys | 2,738 | #98 |
| 1978 | girls | 36 | #2431 |
| 1977 | boys | 2,704 | #96 |
| 1977 | girls | 31 | #2666 |
| 1976 | boys | 2,443 | #107 |
| 1976 | girls | 33 | #2439 |
| 1975 | boys | 2,439 | #105 |
| 1975 | girls | 29 | #2612 |
| 1974 | boys | 2,354 | #112 |
| 1974 | girls | 40 | #2066 |
| 1973 | boys | 2,259 | #116 |
| 1973 | girls | 31 | #2405 |
| 1972 | boys | 2,116 | #129 |
| 1972 | girls | 16 | #3714 |
| 1971 | boys | 2,358 | #134 |
| 1971 | girls | 20 | #3266 |
| 1970 | boys | 2,463 | #137 |
| 1970 | girls | 17 | #3577 |
| 1969 | boys | 2,012 | #150 |
| 1969 | girls | 22 | #2844 |
| 1968 | boys | 1,773 | #154 |
| 1968 | girls | 16 | #3315 |
| 1967 | boys | 1,454 | #178 |
| 1967 | girls | 10 | #4300 |
| 1966 | boys | 1,368 | #182 |
| 1966 | girls | 8 | #4866 |
| 1965 | boys | 1,321 | #191 |
| 1965 | girls | 10 | #4202 |
| 1964 | boys | 1,288 | #212 |
| 1964 | girls | 10 | #4355 |
| 1963 | boys | 1,308 | #214 |
| 1963 | girls | 5 | #6592 |
| 1962 | boys | 1,218 | #221 |
| 1962 | girls | 9 | #4533 |
| 1961 | boys | 1,227 | #223 |
| 1961 | girls | 8 | #4882 |
| 1960 | boys | 1,199 | #232 |
| 1960 | girls | 13 | #3512 |
| 1959 | boys | 1,166 | #233 |
| 1959 | girls | 9 | #4300 |
| 1958 | boys | 1,188 | #220 |
| 1958 | girls | 9 | #4193 |
| 1957 | boys | 1,264 | #212 |
| 1957 | girls | 7 | #4918 |
| 1956 | boys | 1,235 | #211 |
| 1955 | boys | 1,170 | #208 |
| 1955 | girls | 7 | #4740 |
| 1954 | boys | 1,236 | #200 |
| 1953 | boys | 1,262 | #195 |
| 1953 | girls | 5 | #5673 |
| 1952 | boys | 1,283 | #186 |
| 1952 | girls | 8 | #4123 |
| 1951 | boys | 1,212 | #190 |
| 1950 | boys | 1,164 | #189 |
| 1950 | girls | 7 | #4315 |
| 1949 | boys | 1,185 | #180 |
| 1949 | girls | 5 | #5244 |
| 1948 | boys | 1,129 | #183 |
| 1947 | boys | 1,081 | #190 |
| 1946 | boys | 964 | #188 |
| 1946 | girls | 8 | #3665 |
| 1945 | boys | 891 | #178 |
| 1945 | girls | 5 | #4556 |
| 1944 | boys | 864 | #183 |
| 1943 | boys | 924 | #178 |
| 1942 | boys | 861 | #184 |
| 1941 | boys | 818 | #184 |
| 1940 | boys | 760 | #188 |
| 1939 | boys | 723 | #186 |
| 1938 | boys | 666 | #193 |
| 1938 | girls | 7 | #3450 |
| 1937 | boys | 675 | #191 |
| 1936 | boys | 613 | #200 |
| 1936 | girls | 5 | #4181 |
| 1935 | boys | 702 | #186 |
| 1934 | boys | 616 | #200 |
| 1934 | girls | 6 | #3802 |
| 1933 | boys | 659 | #187 |
| 1932 | boys | 774 | #178 |
| 1932 | girls | 7 | #3568 |
| 1931 | boys | 795 | #172 |
| 1930 | boys | 872 | #168 |
| 1930 | girls | 5 | #4550 |
| 1929 | boys | 985 | #156 |
| 1929 | girls | 10 | #2921 |
| 1928 | boys | 1,048 | #152 |
| 1928 | girls | 8 | #3436 |
| 1927 | boys | 1,092 | #146 |
| 1927 | girls | 10 | #3053 |
| 1926 | boys | 1,150 | #146 |
| 1925 | boys | 1,224 | #137 |
| 1925 | girls | 6 | #4426 |
| 1924 | boys | 1,381 | #129 |
| 1924 | girls | 5 | #5061 |
| 1923 | boys | 1,293 | #129 |
| 1923 | girls | 6 | #4376 |
| 1922 | boys | 1,359 | #125 |
| 1921 | boys | 1,533 | #116 |
| 1920 | boys | 1,474 | #117 |
| 1920 | girls | 7 | #3957 |
| 1919 | boys | 1,422 | #113 |
| 1919 | girls | 7 | #3817 |
| 1918 | boys | 1,591 | #104 |
| 1918 | girls | 7 | #3869 |
| 1917 | boys | 1,664 | #97 |
| 1917 | girls | 5 | #4594 |
| 1916 | boys | 1,584 | #99 |
| 1916 | girls | 9 | #3031 |
| 1915 | boys | 1,432 | #103 |
| 1915 | girls | 11 | #2526 |
| 1914 | boys | 1,169 | #98 |
| 1914 | girls | 7 | #2876 |
| 1913 | boys | 937 | #98 |
| 1913 | girls | 5 | #3187 |
| 1912 | boys | 803 | #97 |
| 1911 | boys | 426 | #94 |
| 1910 | boys | 324 | #101 |
| 1909 | boys | 255 | #107 |
| 1909 | girls | 5 | #2208 |
| 1908 | boys | 246 | #104 |
| 1907 | boys | 279 | #92 |
| 1906 | boys | 204 | #105 |
| 1905 | boys | 210 | #103 |
| 1904 | boys | 203 | #103 |
| 1903 | boys | 195 | #100 |
| 1902 | boys | 216 | #93 |
| 1901 | boys | 162 | #102 |
| 1900 | boys | 260 | #93 |
| 1899 | boys | 178 | #97 |
| 1898 | boys | 180 | #106 |
| 1897 | boys | 172 | #103 |
| 1896 | boys | 232 | #87 |
| 1895 | boys | 199 | #97 |
| 1894 | boys | 199 | #95 |
| 1893 | boys | 218 | #83 |
| 1892 | boys | 202 | #95 |
| 1891 | boys | 172 | #95 |
| 1890 | boys | 202 | #85 |
| 1889 | boys | 185 | #93 |
| 1888 | boys | 237 | #82 |
| 1887 | boys | 180 | #87 |
| 1886 | boys | 206 | #83 |
| 1885 | boys | 205 | #78 |
| 1884 | boys | 236 | #76 |
| 1883 | boys | 187 | #80 |
| 1882 | boys | 225 | #79 |
| 1881 | boys | 209 | #71 |
| 1880 | boys | 211 | #73 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.