Alex is a very popular boys' name that peaked in 1993 and has since faded.
Alex is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #232 among boys (1,515) and #2,487 among girls (71) — overall #432 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,586 | 1,599 | #2,487 | #232 |
| 2024 | 1,816 | 1,829 | #2,151 | #205 |
| 2023 | 1,914 | 1,930 | #1,966 | #203 |
| 2022 | 2,154 | 2,164 | #1,478 | #190 |
| 2021 | 2,099 | 2,118 | #1,613 | #192 |
| 2020 | 2,293 | 2,315 | #1,294 | #183 |
| 2019 | 2,552 | 2,566 | #1,460 | #165 |
| 2018 | 2,697 | 2,722 | #1,325 | #153 |
| 2017 | 2,795 | 2,830 | #1,251 | #151 |
| 2016 | 3,032 | 3,077 | #1,338 | #146 |
| 2015 | 3,300 | 3,342 | #1,287 | #134 |
| 2014 | 3,352 | 3,398 | #1,422 | #128 |
| 2013 | 3,705 | 3,770 | #1,511 | #110 |
| 2012 | 4,002 | 4,105 | #1,629 | #98 |
| 2011 | 4,209 | 4,299 | #1,370 | #95 |
| 2010 | 4,615 | 4,716 | #1,352 | #93 |
| 2009 | 5,348 | 5,462 | #1,367 | #83 |
| 2008 | 5,569 | 5,694 | #1,406 | #84 |
| 2007 | 6,467 | 6,602 | #1,277 | #72 |
| 2006 | 6,904 | 7,051 | #1,083 | #67 |
| 2005 | 6,717 | 6,884 | #1,044 | #71 |
| 2004 | 7,054 | 7,228 | #982 | #63 |
| 2003 | 7,014 | 7,166 | #1,039 | #62 |
| 2002 | 7,033 | 7,201 | #978 | #63 |
| 2001 | 6,832 | 6,993 | #981 | #62 |
| 2000 | 6,987 | 7,198 | #913 | #62 |
| 1999 | 7,107 | 7,294 | #786 | #58 |
| 1998 | 7,233 | 7,437 | #771 | #55 |
| 1997 | 7,177 | — | #674 | #55 |
| 1996 | 7,267 | — | #637 | #53 |
| 1995 | 7,865 | — | #537 | #47 |
| 1994 | 7,634 | — | #581 | #50 |
| 1993 | 8,064 | — | #562 | #52 |
| 1992 | 7,717 | — | #618 | #54 |
| 1991 | 7,042 | — | #611 | #63 |
| 1990 | 7,201 | — | #802 | #59 |
| 1989 | 6,784 | — | #789 | #60 |
| 1988 | 6,678 | — | #705 | #58 |
| 1987 | 6,252 | — | #829 | #60 |
| 1986 | 5,254 | — | #1,055 | #64 |
| 1985 | 3,995 | — | #1,445 | #80 |
| 1984 | 3,112 | — | #1,368 | #93 |
| 1983 | 2,182 | — | #3,067 | #123 |
| 1982 | 2,010 | — | #2,185 | #143 |
| 1981 | 1,905 | — | #2,775 | #148 |
| 1980 | 1,711 | — | #2,941 | #156 |
| 1979 | 1,676 | — | #3,780 | #156 |
| 1978 | 1,484 | — | #4,249 | #164 |
| 1977 | 1,632 | — | #3,370 | #153 |
| 1976 | 1,383 | — | #3,003 | #172 |
| 1975 | 1,340 | — | #4,598 | #175 |
| 1974 | 1,409 | — | #2,925 | #171 |
| 1973 | 1,268 | — | #3,019 | #184 |
| 1972 | 1,199 | — | #3,544 | #196 |
| 1971 | 1,375 | — | #4,127 | #188 |
| 1970 | 1,418 | — | #3,874 | #191 |
| 1969 | 1,225 | — | #3,959 | #207 |
| 1968 | 1,178 | — | #3,457 | #200 |
| 1967 | 1,143 | — | #3,658 | #205 |
| 1966 | 1,029 | — | #5,815 | #218 |
| 1965 | 1,257 | — | #3,956 | #200 |
| 1964 | 1,254 | — | #3,518 | #218 |
| 1963 | 1,314 | — | #4,901 | #215 |
| 1962 | 1,280 | — | #3,594 | #217 |
| 1961 | 1,238 | — | #2,673 | #228 |
| 1960 | 1,247 | — | #2,989 | #226 |
| 1959 | 1,176 | — | #3,621 | #234 |
| 1958 | 1,033 | — | #3,233 | #245 |
| 1957 | 906 | — | #3,935 | #253 |
| 1956 | 816 | — | #4,842 | #253 |
| 1955 | 718 | — | #5,218 | #263 |
| 1954 | 751 | — | #4,283 | #259 |
| 1953 | 728 | — | #3,271 | #260 |
| 1952 | 707 | — | #4,487 | #258 |
| 1951 | 699 | — | #3,719 | #254 |
| 1950 | 758 | — | #3,669 | #244 |
| 1949 | 740 | — | #3,393 | #242 |
| 1948 | 774 | — | #3,353 | #234 |
| 1947 | 805 | — | #3,245 | #228 |
| 1946 | 706 | — | — | #225 |
| 1945 | 639 | — | — | #217 |
| 1944 | 627 | — | #3,690 | #221 |
| 1943 | 667 | — | #3,811 | #222 |
| 1942 | 687 | — | #4,128 | #215 |
| 1941 | 641 | — | — | #210 |
| 1940 | 626 | — | #3,872 | #208 |
| 1939 | 602 | — | #4,257 | #204 |
| 1938 | 606 | — | #4,353 | #206 |
| 1937 | 569 | — | #4,263 | #211 |
| 1936 | 564 | — | — | #210 |
| 1935 | 588 | — | #3,436 | #207 |
| 1934 | 634 | — | #2,569 | #198 |
| 1933 | 611 | — | #4,230 | #197 |
| 1932 | 688 | — | #4,428 | #192 |
| 1931 | 736 | — | #2,978 | #182 |
| 1930 | 773 | — | #2,426 | #180 |
| 1929 | 793 | — | #1,953 | #180 |
| 1928 | 805 | — | #4,202 | #179 |
| 1927 | 906 | — | #2,096 | #169 |
| 1926 | 815 | — | #3,052 | #179 |
| 1925 | 908 | — | #4,985 | #165 |
| 1924 | 983 | — | #5,084 | #162 |
| 1923 | 946 | — | #4,384 | #161 |
| 1922 | 1,011 | — | #3,666 | #155 |
| 1921 | 1,030 | — | #3,673 | #149 |
| 1920 | 1,080 | — | #2,902 | #142 |
| 1919 | 1,087 | — | #4,830 | #137 |
| 1918 | 1,215 | — | #3,517 | #131 |
| 1917 | 1,088 | — | #3,718 | #132 |
| 1916 | 1,102 | — | #3,267 | #128 |
| 1915 | 1,019 | — | #2,532 | #131 |
| 1914 | 789 | — | — | #131 |
| 1913 | 604 | — | — | #130 |
| 1912 | 482 | — | — | #135 |
| 1911 | 268 | — | — | #129 |
| 1910 | 256 | — | — | #127 |
| 1909 | 227 | — | — | #123 |
| 1908 | 199 | — | — | #127 |
| 1907 | 186 | — | — | #127 |
| 1906 | 176 | — | — | #122 |
| 1905 | 166 | — | — | #133 |
| 1904 | 169 | — | — | #125 |
| 1903 | 138 | — | — | #135 |
| 1902 | 154 | — | — | #125 |
| 1901 | 138 | — | — | #120 |
| 1900 | 192 | — | — | #120 |
| 1899 | 133 | — | — | #122 |
| 1898 | 149 | — | — | #125 |
| 1897 | 130 | — | — | #128 |
| 1896 | 165 | — | — | #112 |
| 1895 | 143 | — | — | #117 |
| 1894 | 152 | — | — | #112 |
| 1893 | 133 | — | — | #120 |
| 1892 | 163 | — | — | #110 |
| 1891 | 133 | — | — | #109 |
| 1890 | 147 | — | — | #111 |
| 1889 | 127 | — | — | #114 |
| 1888 | 167 | — | — | #102 |
| 1887 | 136 | — | — | #104 |
| 1886 | 161 | — | — | #96 |
| 1885 | 159 | — | — | #92 |
| 1884 | 148 | — | — | #105 |
| 1883 | 120 | — | — | #108 |
| 1882 | 172 | — | — | #89 |
| 1881 | 114 | — | — | #109 |
| 1880 | 147 | — | — | #92 |