Elex is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1916 and has grown less common since.
Elex is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #12,560 for boy births in the United States (and #25,836 across all names), given to 5 babies. Elex was first reported in SSA data in 1888 and peaked in 1916 (20 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #12,560 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | #9,239 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | #7,407 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | #12,890 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #9,065 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | #12,587 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | #9,118 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | #12,705 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | #12,841 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | #9,085 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | #9,851 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | #12,611 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | #9,959 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | #11,204 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | #12,820 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #10,477 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #11,403 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | #9,629 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #10,894 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #10,401 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #7,828 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #8,466 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | #8,109 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #9,160 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | #5,352 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #6,351 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | #4,582 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #6,544 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #6,648 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #5,735 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #5,558 |
| 1978 | 9 | — | #3,954 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #6,145 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | #4,207 |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #4,560 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | #4,090 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #3,833 |
| 1967 | 8 | — | #3,067 |
| 1965 | 8 | — | #3,058 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #4,222 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #4,236 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #4,194 |
| 1959 | 10 | — | #2,702 |
| 1957 | 11 | — | #2,532 |
| 1956 | 6 | — | #3,646 |
| 1954 | 10 | — | #2,635 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #3,970 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | #3,887 |
| 1951 | 6 | — | #3,457 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | #3,833 |
| 1949 | 8 | — | #2,854 |
| 1948 | 6 | — | #3,416 |
| 1947 | 6 | — | #3,467 |
| 1945 | 6 | — | #3,098 |
| 1944 | 9 | — | #2,512 |
| 1943 | 10 | — | #2,446 |
| 1942 | 9 | — | #2,576 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | #3,243 |
| 1940 | 6 | — | #3,225 |
| 1939 | 6 | — | #3,219 |
| 1938 | 12 | — | #2,109 |
| 1937 | 14 | — | #1,931 |
| 1936 | 12 | — | #2,093 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | #3,816 |
| 1934 | 10 | — | #2,446 |
| 1933 | 14 | — | #1,932 |
| 1932 | 9 | — | #2,694 |
| 1931 | 7 | — | #3,189 |
| 1930 | 11 | — | #2,490 |
| 1929 | 12 | — | #2,356 |
| 1928 | 16 | — | #1,985 |
| 1927 | 14 | — | #2,222 |
| 1925 | 12 | — | #2,477 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | #3,607 |
| 1923 | 12 | — | #2,480 |
| 1922 | 13 | — | #2,377 |
| 1921 | 15 | — | #2,177 |
| 1920 | 10 | — | #2,825 |
| 1919 | 17 | — | #1,901 |
| 1918 | 12 | — | #2,436 |
| 1917 | 10 | — | #2,606 |
| 1916 | 20 | — | #1,609 |
| 1915 | 10 | — | #2,497 |
| 1914 | 11 | — | #2,006 |
| 1913 | 12 | — | #1,606 |
| 1912 | 10 | — | #1,653 |
| 1911 | 8 | — | #1,312 |
| 1910 | 11 | — | #999 |
| 1907 | 8 | — | #1,023 |
| 1906 | 6 | — | #1,157 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | #1,288 |
| 1902 | 8 | — | #879 |
| 1900 | 5 | — | #1,369 |
| 1898 | 5 | — | #1,176 |
| 1896 | 6 | — | #1,017 |
| 1893 | 6 | — | #939 |
| 1888 | 5 | — | #1,074 |