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Alex is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (3% of births). There have been 294,382 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 284,633 as boys and 9,749 as girls. Alex gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1993 and has since declined significantly. It is the #264 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,809
2023 1,913
2022 2,152
2021 2,095
2020 2,293
2019 2,551
2018 2,696
2017 2,792
2016 3,031
2015 3,299
2014 3,350
2013 3,704
2012 4,001
2011 4,209
2010 4,612
2009 5,347
2008 5,569
2007 6,467
2006 6,904
2005 6,717
2004 7,053
2003 7,014
2002 7,032
2001 6,833
2000 6,986
1999 7,106
1998 7,233
1997 7,177
1996 7,267
1995 7,866
1994 7,634
1993 8,066
1992 7,717
1991 7,043
1990 7,200
1989 6,783
1988 6,678
1987 6,253
1986 5,255
1985 3,993
1984 3,112
1983 2,182
1982 2,011
1981 1,905
1980 1,710
1979 1,676
1978 1,485
1977 1,632
1976 1,384
1975 1,341
1974 1,410
1973 1,268
1972 1,201
1971 1,377
1970 1,418
1969 1,224
1968 1,179
1967 1,142
1966 1,030
1965 1,256
1964 1,255
1963 1,312
1962 1,280
1961 1,238
1960 1,246
1959 1,176
1958 1,034
1957 906
1956 817
1955 718
1954 751
1953 728
1952 707
1951 699
1950 758
1949 740
1948 774
1947 805
1946 706
1945 639
1944 627
1943 667
1942 687
1941 641
1940 626
1939 602
1938 606
1937 569
1936 564
1935 588
1934 634
1933 611
1932 688
1931 736
1930 773
1929 793
1928 805
1927 906
1926 815
1925 908
1924 983
1923 946
1922 1,011
1921 1,030
1920 1,080
1919 1,087
1918 1,215
1917 1,088
1916 1,102
1915 1,019
1914 789
1913 604
1912 482
1911 268
1910 256
1909 227
1908 199
1907 186
1906 176
1905 166
1904 169
1903 138
1902 154
1901 138
1900 192
1899 133
1898 149
1897 130
1896 165
1895 143
1894 152
1893 133
1892 163
1891 133
1890 147
1889 127
1888 167
1887 136
1886 161
1885 159
1884 148
1883 120
1882 172
1881 114
1880 147