Alexander is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #30 in 2025.
Alexander is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #30 among boys (7,230) and #7,502 among girls (14) — overall #43 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,244 | 7,260 | #7,502 | #30 |
| 2024 | 7,557 | 7,572 | #9,589 | #27 |
| 2023 | 7,929 | 7,954 | #9,017 | #22 |
| 2022 | 8,768 | 8,791 | #9,090 | #17 |
| 2021 | 9,446 | 9,472 | #5,756 | #13 |
| 2020 | 10,277 | 10,320 | #10,295 | #10 |
| 2019 | 11,350 | 11,398 | #5,452 | #10 |
| 2018 | 12,130 | 12,165 | #6,025 | #11 |
| 2017 | 12,598 | 12,658 | #5,832 | #13 |
| 2016 | 13,464 | 13,537 | #6,674 | #11 |
| 2015 | 14,606 | 14,678 | #5,846 | #8 |
| 2014 | 15,482 | 15,554 | #4,358 | #8 |
| 2013 | 14,953 | 15,044 | #4,651 | #8 |
| 2012 | 15,287 | 15,374 | #4,970 | #9 |
| 2011 | 15,751 | 15,870 | #4,249 | #8 |
| 2010 | 16,813 | 16,917 | #3,572 | #6 |
| 2009 | 18,288 | 18,425 | #4,373 | #4 |
| 2008 | 18,755 | 18,907 | #3,648 | #6 |
| 2007 | 18,189 | 18,358 | #3,987 | #11 |
| 2006 | 18,287 | 18,454 | #3,178 | #12 |
| 2005 | 18,193 | 18,386 | #2,672 | #13 |
| 2004 | 18,040 | 18,198 | #1,685 | #15 |
| 2003 | 17,769 | 17,995 | #2,801 | #16 |
| 2002 | 17,802 | 18,032 | #2,047 | #15 |
| 2001 | 16,770 | 16,984 | #2,881 | #20 |
| 2000 | 17,354 | 17,566 | #2,403 | #20 |
| 1999 | 17,516 | 17,766 | #1,707 | #21 |
| 1998 | 17,548 | 17,788 | #1,867 | #22 |
| 1997 | 17,192 | — | #1,846 | #22 |
| 1996 | 18,056 | — | #1,657 | #22 |
| 1995 | 19,599 | — | #1,197 | #21 |
| 1994 | 20,265 | — | #1,095 | #22 |
| 1993 | 20,708 | — | #1,034 | #21 |
| 1992 | 20,278 | — | #929 | #23 |
| 1991 | 17,834 | — | #967 | #26 |
| 1990 | 16,417 | — | #873 | #28 |
| 1989 | 14,760 | — | #803 | #32 |
| 1988 | 13,672 | — | #602 | #34 |
| 1987 | 12,051 | — | #810 | #37 |
| 1986 | 10,816 | — | #809 | #41 |
| 1985 | 8,442 | — | #1,023 | #50 |
| 1984 | 6,611 | — | #1,144 | #54 |
| 1983 | 4,884 | — | #1,475 | #63 |
| 1982 | 4,676 | — | #1,446 | #65 |
| 1981 | 4,295 | — | #1,867 | #70 |
| 1980 | 3,331 | — | #2,014 | #91 |
| 1979 | 3,093 | — | #2,583 | #94 |
| 1978 | 2,774 | — | #2,431 | #98 |
| 1977 | 2,735 | — | #2,667 | #96 |
| 1976 | 2,476 | — | #2,439 | #107 |
| 1975 | 2,468 | — | #2,612 | #105 |
| 1974 | 2,394 | — | #2,067 | #112 |
| 1973 | 2,290 | — | #2,405 | #116 |
| 1972 | 2,132 | — | #3,718 | #129 |
| 1971 | 2,378 | — | #3,266 | #134 |
| 1970 | 2,480 | — | #3,580 | #137 |
| 1969 | 2,034 | — | #2,845 | #150 |
| 1968 | 1,789 | — | #3,318 | #154 |
| 1967 | 1,464 | — | #4,303 | #178 |
| 1966 | 1,376 | — | #4,870 | #182 |
| 1965 | 1,331 | — | #4,205 | #191 |
| 1964 | 1,298 | — | #4,360 | #212 |
| 1963 | 1,313 | — | #6,601 | #214 |
| 1962 | 1,227 | — | #4,541 | #221 |
| 1961 | 1,235 | — | #4,889 | #223 |
| 1960 | 1,212 | — | #3,515 | #232 |
| 1959 | 1,175 | — | #4,304 | #233 |
| 1958 | 1,197 | — | #4,197 | #220 |
| 1957 | 1,271 | — | #4,923 | #212 |
| 1956 | 1,235 | — | — | #211 |
| 1955 | 1,177 | — | #4,746 | #208 |
| 1954 | 1,236 | — | — | #200 |
| 1953 | 1,267 | — | #5,683 | #195 |
| 1952 | 1,291 | — | #4,128 | #186 |
| 1951 | 1,212 | — | — | #190 |
| 1950 | 1,171 | — | #4,325 | #189 |
| 1949 | 1,190 | — | #5,253 | #180 |
| 1948 | 1,129 | — | — | #183 |
| 1947 | 1,081 | — | — | #190 |
| 1946 | 972 | — | #3,668 | #188 |
| 1945 | 896 | — | #4,566 | #178 |
| 1944 | 864 | — | — | #183 |
| 1943 | 924 | — | — | #178 |
| 1942 | 861 | — | — | #184 |
| 1941 | 818 | — | — | #184 |
| 1940 | 760 | — | — | #188 |
| 1939 | 723 | — | — | #186 |
| 1938 | 673 | — | #3,457 | #193 |
| 1937 | 675 | — | — | #191 |
| 1936 | 618 | — | #4,195 | #200 |
| 1935 | 702 | — | — | #186 |
| 1934 | 622 | — | #3,811 | #200 |
| 1933 | 659 | — | — | #187 |
| 1932 | 781 | — | #3,576 | #178 |
| 1931 | 795 | — | — | #172 |
| 1930 | 877 | — | #4,562 | #168 |
| 1929 | 995 | — | #2,926 | #156 |
| 1928 | 1,056 | — | #3,441 | #152 |
| 1927 | 1,102 | — | #3,056 | #146 |
| 1926 | 1,150 | — | — | #146 |
| 1925 | 1,230 | — | #4,434 | #137 |
| 1924 | 1,386 | — | #5,086 | #129 |
| 1923 | 1,299 | — | #4,385 | #129 |
| 1922 | 1,359 | — | — | #125 |
| 1921 | 1,533 | — | — | #116 |
| 1920 | 1,481 | — | #3,966 | #117 |
| 1919 | 1,429 | — | #3,829 | #113 |
| 1918 | 1,598 | — | #3,875 | #104 |
| 1917 | 1,669 | — | #4,607 | #97 |
| 1916 | 1,593 | — | #3,039 | #99 |
| 1915 | 1,443 | — | #2,533 | #103 |
| 1914 | 1,176 | — | #2,884 | #98 |
| 1913 | 942 | — | #3,200 | #98 |
| 1912 | 803 | — | — | #97 |
| 1911 | 426 | — | — | #94 |
| 1910 | 324 | — | — | #101 |
| 1909 | 260 | — | #2,216 | #107 |
| 1908 | 246 | — | — | #104 |
| 1907 | 279 | — | — | #92 |
| 1906 | 204 | — | — | #105 |
| 1905 | 210 | — | — | #103 |
| 1904 | 203 | — | — | #103 |
| 1903 | 195 | — | — | #100 |
| 1902 | 216 | — | — | #93 |
| 1901 | 162 | — | — | #102 |
| 1900 | 260 | — | — | #93 |
| 1899 | 178 | — | — | #97 |
| 1898 | 180 | — | — | #106 |
| 1897 | 172 | — | — | #103 |
| 1896 | 232 | — | — | #87 |
| 1895 | 199 | — | — | #97 |
| 1894 | 199 | — | — | #95 |
| 1893 | 218 | — | — | #83 |
| 1892 | 202 | — | — | #95 |
| 1891 | 172 | — | — | #95 |
| 1890 | 202 | — | — | #85 |
| 1889 | 185 | — | — | #93 |
| 1888 | 237 | — | — | #82 |
| 1887 | 180 | — | — | #87 |
| 1886 | 206 | — | — | #83 |
| 1885 | 205 | — | — | #78 |
| 1884 | 236 | — | — | #76 |
| 1883 | 187 | — | — | #80 |
| 1882 | 225 | — | — | #79 |
| 1881 | 209 | — | — | #71 |
| 1880 | 211 | — | — | #73 |