Alex Boy
How popular is Alex?
#232 boy name in 2025
1,515 baby boys were named Alex in the US in 2025, making it the 232nd most popular boy name. Another 71 girls got the name (#2,485 for girls).
Alex popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #232 for boys (▼ 27 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,515 boys, 71 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-51% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #134 in 2015, #183 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1993 (7,639 boys) |
| Highest rank | #47 in 1995 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 94% boys, 6% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Alex counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Alex family of names ranked #247 for boys in 2025 (#224 the year before), with 1,524 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alex | 1,515 | 99% |
| Aleks | 9 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Alex is most popular
Babies named Alex per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Nevada: 1.9 per 1,000 (109 boys)
- Florida: 1.8 per 1,000 (841 boys)
- California: 1.7 per 1,000 (1,543 boys)
- New Mexico: 1.4 per 1,000 (47 boys)
- Arizona: 1.4 per 1,000 (232 boys)
Alex by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,451 | #89 |
| 1890s | 1,448 | #109 |
| 1900s | 1,745 | #120 |
| 1910s | 7,871 | #127 |
| 1920s | 9,182 | #142 |
| 1930s | 6,306 | #180 |
| 1940s | 6,855 | #208 |
| 1950s | 8,198 | #234 |
| 1960s | 12,034 | #200 |
| 1970s | 13,997 | #153 |
| 1980s | 38,712 | #58 |
| 1990s | 70,830 | #47 |
| 2000s | 63,781 | #62 |
| 2010s | 32,605 | #93 |
| 2020s | 11,154 | #183 |
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Questions
- Is Alex a boy or girl name?
- Alex is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 94% of babies named Alex were boys.
- How popular is the name Alex?
- 1,515 baby boys were named Alex in the US in 2025, making it the 232nd most popular boy name. Another 71 girls got the name (#2,485 for girls).
- When was Alex most popular?
- Alex peaked in 1993, when 7,639 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #47 in 1995.
- How many people are named Alex?
- 295,991 babies have been named Alex in the US since 1880. We estimate about 254,124 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 29.
- Where is Alex most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Alex was most common in Nevada, at 1.9 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.