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

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 1,515 male babies that were named Alex in the US, which was 0.09% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Alex peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1993 with a count of 7,639 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 2025.

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	1681	0.09
1981	1873	0.11
1982	1964	0.11
1983	2155	0.12
1984	3026	0.17
1985	3909	0.21
1986	5111	0.28
1987	6042	0.32
1988	6408	0.34
1989	6543	0.33
1990	6951	0.34
1991	6673	0.33
1992	7351	0.37
1993	7639	0.39
1994	7240	0.38
1995	7424	0.39
1996	6915	0.37
1997	6855	0.36
1998	6954	0.36
1999	6828	0.36
2000	6748	0.34
2001	6613	0.34
2002	6807	0.35
2003	6794	0.34
2004	6812	0.34
2005	6488	0.33
2006	6670	0.33
2007	6275	0.30
2008	5400	0.27
2009	5174	0.26
2010	4442	0.23
2011	4041	0.21
2012	3870	0.20
2013	3559	0.19
2014	3192	0.17
2015	3113	0.16
2016	2855	0.15
2017	2606	0.14
2018	2526	0.14
2019	2401	0.13
2020	2122	0.12
2021	1969	0.11
2022	2006	0.12
2023	1814	0.11
2024	1728	0.10
2025	1515	0.09