Trend of the Popularity of Alexander 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 7,517 male babies that were named Alexander in the US, which was 0.44% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Alexander peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1993 with a count of 20,529 babies, which was 1.05% 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 Alexander, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Alexander.

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

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Alexander 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 Alexander from 1980 to 2024.

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	3280	0.18
1981	4236	0.24
1982	4592	0.25
1983	4806	0.27
1984	6492	0.36
1985	8298	0.45
1986	10610	0.58
1987	11837	0.63
1988	13338	0.70
1989	14524	0.73
1990	16194	0.79
1991	17637	0.87
1992	20069	1.00
1993	20529	1.05
1994	20098	1.04
1995	19454	1.02
1996	17964	0.95
1997	17112	0.91
1998	17466	0.91
1999	17420	0.91
2000	17290	0.88
2001	16719	0.86
2002	17718	0.91
2003	17714	0.90
2004	17925	0.90
2005	18128	0.91
2006	18235	0.89
2007	18150	0.88
2008	18710	0.92
2009	18253	0.92
2010	16767	0.87
2011	15716	0.83
2012	15257	0.80
2013	14922	0.79
2014	15444	0.80
2015	14583	0.76
2016	13445	0.71
2017	12574	0.68
2018	12109	0.67
2019	11325	0.63
2020	10262	0.60
2021	9418	0.54
2022	8744	0.50
2023	7909	0.46
2024	7517	0.44