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Alexander name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Alexander ranks #30 in male records (7,230 reported) and #7,502 in female records (14 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Alexander becoming more popular?

Alexander's reported male count decreased by 317 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #27 to #30. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Alexander 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 AlexanderFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.13,4460201620252016: 18 female records2017: 21 female records2018: 20 female records2019: 23 female records2020: 9 female records2021: 21 female records2022: 11 female records2023: 11 female records2024: 10 female records2025: 14 female records2016: 13,446 male records2017: 12,577 male records2018: 12,110 male records2019: 11,327 male records2020: 10,268 male records2021: 9,425 male records2022: 8,757 male records2023: 7,918 male records2024: 7,547 male records2025: 7,230 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
2025147,5027,23030
2024109,5897,54727
2023119,0177,91822
2022119,0908,75717
2021215,7569,42513
2020910,29510,26810
2019235,45211,32710
2018206,02512,11011
2017215,83212,57713
2016186,67413,44611

Questions about Alexander’s popularity

How common is Alexander in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Alexander ranks #30 in male records (7,230 reported) and #7,502 in female records (14 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 Alexander?

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

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