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Alex name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Alex ranks #232 in male records (1,515 reported) and #2,487 in female records (71 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#2,487 · 71 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 17 female records (88 to 71); rank moved from #2,151 to #2,487.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 59 female records (130 to 71); rank moved from #1,613 to #2,487.
2025 male rank and count
#232 · 1,515 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 213 male records (1,728 to 1,515); rank moved from #205 to #232.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 454 male records (1,969 to 1,515); rank moved from #192 to #232.
Peak year in available data
2016: 2,855 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Alex becoming more popular?

Alex's reported male count decreased by 213 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #205 to #232. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Alex in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for AlexFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,8550201620252016: 177 female records2017: 189 female records2018: 171 female records2019: 151 female records2020: 171 female records2021: 130 female records2022: 148 female records2023: 100 female records2024: 88 female records2025: 71 female records2016: 2,855 male records2017: 2,606 male records2018: 2,526 male records2019: 2,401 male records2020: 2,122 male records2021: 1,969 male records2022: 2,006 male records2023: 1,814 male records2024: 1,728 male records2025: 1,515 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025712,4871,515232
2024882,1511,728205
20231001,9661,814203
20221481,4782,006190
20211301,6131,969192
20201711,2942,122183
20191511,4602,401165
20181711,3252,526153
20171891,2512,606151
20161771,3382,855146

Questions about Alex’s popularity

How common is Alex in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Alex ranks #232 in male records (1,515 reported) and #2,487 in female records (71 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Alex?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Alex only.

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