Trend of the Popularity of Alex as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 1,722 male babies that were named Alex in the US, which was 0.10% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Alex peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1993 with a count of 7,641 babies, which was 0.39% of the total male babies born in the US in 1993.

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

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Alex in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Alex in the US

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

Trend of the Popularity of Alex as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	1680	0.09
1981	1873	0.11
1982	1965	0.11
1983	2155	0.12
1984	3026	0.17
1985	3907	0.21
1986	5112	0.28
1987	6043	0.32
1988	6408	0.34
1989	6542	0.33
1990	6950	0.34
1991	6674	0.33
1992	7351	0.37
1993	7641	0.39
1994	7240	0.38
1995	7425	0.39
1996	6915	0.37
1997	6855	0.36
1998	6954	0.36
1999	6827	0.36
2000	6748	0.34
2001	6614	0.34
2002	6806	0.35
2003	6794	0.34
2004	6811	0.34
2005	6488	0.33
2006	6670	0.33
2007	6275	0.30
2008	5400	0.27
2009	5173	0.26
2010	4439	0.23
2011	4041	0.21
2012	3869	0.20
2013	3558	0.19
2014	3190	0.17
2015	3112	0.16
2016	2854	0.15
2017	2603	0.14
2018	2525	0.14
2019	2400	0.13
2020	2122	0.12
2021	1965	0.11
2022	2004	0.12
2023	1814	0.11
2024	1722	0.10