Trend of the Popularity of Alexander as a Male Baby Name in California

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 1,185 male babies that were named Alexander in California, which was 0.66% of the total number of male babies born in California in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Alexander peaked as a male baby name in California in 2008 with a count of 2,890 babies, which was 1.14% of the total male babies born in California in 2008.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in California that were named Alexander, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in California that were named Alexander.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Alexander in California

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Alexander in California

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in California who were named Alexander from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Alexander as a Male Baby Name in California

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	561	0.29
1981	717	0.36
1982	766	0.37
1983	773	0.37
1984	1034	0.49
1985	1399	0.63
1986	1646	0.72
1987	1940	0.81
1988	2265	0.90
1989	2318	0.86
1990	2567	0.88
1991	2746	0.95
1992	2813	0.99
1993	2825	1.03
1994	2574	0.97
1995	2506	0.96
1996	2292	0.90
1997	2185	0.89
1998	2229	0.92
1999	2240	0.93
2000	2181	0.88
2001	2086	0.85
2002	2395	0.98
2003	2361	0.94
2004	2458	0.98
2005	2469	0.97
2006	2498	0.96
2007	2608	1.00
2008	2890	1.14
2009	2885	1.19
2010	2601	1.11
2011	2461	1.07
2012	2428	1.05
2013	2383	1.05
2014	2500	1.08
2015	2322	1.03
2016	2227	1.00
2017	2015	0.93
2018	1915	0.93
2019	1843	0.91
2020	1589	0.84
2021	1499	0.79
2022	1400	0.74
2023	1251	0.70
2024	1185	0.66