Alexander Boy
How popular is Alexander?
#30 boy name in 2025
7,230 baby boys were named Alexander in the US in 2025, making it the 30th most popular boy name. Another 14 girls got the name (#7,489 for girls).
Alexander popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #30 for boys (▼ 3 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 7,230 boys, 14 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-50% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #8 in 2015, #10 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1993 (20,530 boys) |
| Highest rank | #4 in 2009 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Alexander counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Alexander family of names ranked #33 for boys in 2025 (#32 the year before), with 7,483 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | 7,230 | 97% |
| Alexzander | 68 | 1% |
| Aleksander | 126 | 2% |
| Alekzander | 16 | 0% |
| Aleksandar | 21 | 0% |
| Aleczander | 6 | 0% |
| Alexsander | 9 | 0% |
| Alekxander | 7 | 0% |
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 Alexander is most popular
Babies named Alexander per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- District of Columbia: 9.8 per 1,000 (145 boys)
- Wyoming: 9.0 per 1,000 (52 boys)
- Rhode Island: 8.1 per 1,000 (132 boys)
- Delaware: 7.7 per 1,000 (116 boys)
- Hawaii: 7.6 per 1,000 (118 boys)
Alexander by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,081 | #71 |
| 1890s | 1,954 | #83 |
| 1900s | 2,230 | #92 |
| 1910s | 11,352 | #94 |
| 1920s | 12,539 | #116 |
| 1930s | 7,095 | #168 |
| 1940s | 9,477 | #178 |
| 1950s | 12,180 | #186 |
| 1960s | 14,168 | #150 |
| 1970s | 24,932 | #94 |
| 1980s | 82,010 | #32 |
| 1990s | 183,952 | #21 |
| 2000s | 178,847 | #4 |
| 2010s | 142,161 | #6 |
| 2020s | 51,145 | #10 |
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Questions
- Is Alexander a boy or girl name?
- Alexander is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Alexander were boys.
- How popular is the name Alexander?
- 7,230 baby boys were named Alexander in the US in 2025, making it the 30th most popular boy name. Another 14 girls got the name (#7,489 for girls).
- When was Alexander most popular?
- Alexander peaked in 1993, when 20,530 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #4 in 2009.
- How many people are named Alexander?
- 740,668 babies have been named Alexander in the US since 1880. We estimate about 677,740 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 25.
- Where is Alexander most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Alexander was most common in District of Columbia, at 9.8 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.