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Alexander is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 733,348 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 728,817 as boys and 4,531 as girls. Alexander gained popularity in the 1970s, peaked in 1993 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #79 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 7,527
2023 7,920
2022 8,754
2021 9,439
2020 10,271
2019 11,348
2018 12,129
2017 12,595
2016 13,463
2015 14,605
2014 15,477
2013 14,952
2012 15,285
2011 15,750
2010 16,811
2009 18,287
2008 18,754
2007 18,189
2006 18,286
2005 18,191
2004 18,040
2003 17,769
2002 17,802
2001 16,769
2000 17,354
1999 17,516
1998 17,548
1997 17,192
1996 18,056
1995 19,597
1994 20,262
1993 20,707
1992 20,278
1991 17,831
1990 16,417
1989 14,761
1988 13,669
1987 12,053
1986 10,817
1985 8,445
1984 6,611
1983 4,884
1982 4,675
1981 4,294
1980 3,332
1979 3,094
1978 2,775
1977 2,735
1976 2,477
1975 2,468
1974 2,395
1973 2,290
1972 2,135
1971 2,380
1970 2,481
1969 2,037
1968 1,789
1967 1,465
1966 1,377
1965 1,331
1964 1,301
1963 1,314
1962 1,228
1961 1,236
1960 1,211
1959 1,175
1958 1,197
1957 1,271
1956 1,234
1955 1,178
1954 1,236
1953 1,266
1952 1,292
1951 1,212
1950 1,172
1949 1,189
1948 1,130
1947 1,081
1946 972
1945 896
1944 864
1943 925
1942 860
1941 818
1940 760
1939 723
1938 673
1937 675
1936 618
1935 702
1934 622
1933 659
1932 781
1931 795
1930 877
1929 995
1928 1,056
1927 1,102
1926 1,150
1925 1,230
1924 1,386
1923 1,299
1922 1,359
1921 1,533
1920 1,481
1919 1,429
1918 1,598
1917 1,669
1916 1,593
1915 1,443
1914 1,176
1913 942
1912 803
1911 426
1910 324
1909 260
1908 246
1907 279
1906 204
1905 210
1904 203
1903 195
1902 216
1901 162
1900 260
1899 178
1898 180
1897 172
1896 232
1895 199
1894 199
1893 218
1892 202
1891 172
1890 202
1889 185
1888 237
1887 180
1886 206
1885 205
1884 236
1883 187
1882 225
1881 209
1880 211