Lex is an uncommon variant of Lexi that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2023.
Lex is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,322 for boy births in the United States (and #4,999 across all names), given to 60 babies. Lex first appears in 1892 and peaked in 2012 (94 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | 60 | — | #2,322 |
| 2024 | 65 | 65 | — | #2,222 |
| 2023 | 95 | 95 | #16,583 | #1,794 |
| 2022 | 83 | 83 | — | #1,900 |
| 2021 | 93 | 93 | — | #1,743 |
| 2020 | 88 | 88 | #16,515 | #1,807 |
| 2019 | 90 | 90 | — | #1,750 |
| 2018 | 82 | 82 | — | #1,849 |
| 2017 | 91 | 91 | — | #1,722 |
| 2016 | 81 | 81 | #17,758 | #1,933 |
| 2015 | 68 | 68 | — | #2,081 |
| 2014 | 59 | 59 | — | #2,265 |
| 2013 | 57 | 57 | — | #2,268 |
| 2012 | 94 | 94 | — | #1,649 |
| 2011 | 85 | 85 | — | #1,736 |
| 2010 | 78 | 78 | — | #1,863 |
| 2009 | 84 | 84 | — | #1,794 |
| 2008 | 87 | 87 | — | #1,749 |
| 2007 | 93 | 93 | — | #1,654 |
| 2006 | 90 | 90 | — | #1,613 |
| 2005 | 81 | 81 | — | #1,666 |
| 2004 | 79 | 79 | — | #1,643 |
| 2003 | 85 | 85 | — | #1,524 |
| 2002 | 59 | 59 | — | #1,907 |
| 2001 | 25 | 25 | — | #3,471 |
| 2000 | 30 | 30 | — | #2,962 |
| 1999 | 20 | 20 | — | #3,782 |
| 1998 | 27 | 27 | — | #2,985 |
| 1997 | 26 | — | — | #2,949 |
| 1996 | 21 | — | — | #3,357 |
| 1995 | 18 | — | — | #3,640 |
| 1994 | 24 | — | — | #2,998 |
| 1993 | 29 | — | — | #2,553 |
| 1992 | 25 | — | — | #2,787 |
| 1991 | 22 | — | — | #2,958 |
| 1990 | 25 | — | — | #2,670 |
| 1989 | 24 | — | — | #2,662 |
| 1988 | 25 | — | — | #2,409 |
| 1987 | 20 | — | — | #2,685 |
| 1986 | 15 | — | — | #3,217 |
| 1985 | 15 | — | — | #3,161 |
| 1984 | 14 | — | — | #3,204 |
| 1983 | 11 | — | — | #3,776 |
| 1982 | 14 | — | — | #3,216 |
| 1981 | 14 | — | — | #3,142 |
| 1980 | 12 | — | — | #3,537 |
| 1979 | 13 | — | — | #3,279 |
| 1978 | 14 | — | — | #3,011 |
| 1977 | 15 | — | — | #2,858 |
| 1976 | 14 | — | — | #2,903 |
| 1975 | 14 | — | — | #2,842 |
| 1974 | 17 | — | — | #2,416 |
| 1973 | 18 | — | — | #2,283 |
| 1972 | 11 | — | — | #3,082 |
| 1971 | 21 | — | — | #2,024 |
| 1970 | 25 | — | — | #1,772 |
| 1969 | 19 | — | — | #1,953 |
| 1968 | 18 | — | — | #1,935 |
| 1967 | 24 | — | — | #1,590 |
| 1966 | 33 | — | — | #1,336 |
| 1965 | 26 | — | — | #1,543 |
| 1964 | 37 | — | — | #1,300 |
| 1963 | 31 | — | — | #1,417 |
| 1962 | 44 | — | — | #1,183 |
| 1961 | 45 | — | — | #1,191 |
| 1960 | 39 | — | — | #1,261 |
| 1959 | 46 | — | — | #1,148 |
| 1958 | 47 | — | — | #1,121 |
| 1957 | 50 | — | — | #1,079 |
| 1956 | 67 | — | — | #913 |
| 1955 | 63 | — | — | #947 |
| 1954 | 59 | — | — | #968 |
| 1953 | 58 | — | — | #944 |
| 1952 | 42 | — | — | #1,142 |
| 1951 | 56 | — | — | #938 |
| 1950 | 41 | — | — | #1,114 |
| 1949 | 45 | — | — | #1,058 |
| 1948 | 23 | — | — | #1,541 |
| 1947 | 18 | — | — | #1,826 |
| 1946 | 9 | — | — | #2,625 |
| 1945 | 12 | — | — | #2,077 |
| 1944 | 16 | — | — | #1,791 |
| 1943 | 11 | — | — | #2,350 |
| 1942 | 8 | — | — | #2,836 |
| 1941 | 8 | — | — | #2,786 |
| 1940 | 12 | — | — | #2,139 |
| 1939 | 17 | — | — | #1,687 |
| 1938 | 14 | — | — | #1,943 |
| 1937 | 14 | — | — | #1,963 |
| 1936 | 15 | — | — | #1,849 |
| 1935 | 22 | — | — | #1,473 |
| 1934 | 16 | — | — | #1,822 |
| 1933 | 20 | — | — | #1,570 |
| 1932 | 16 | — | — | #1,890 |
| 1931 | 15 | — | — | #1,971 |
| 1930 | 10 | — | — | #2,708 |
| 1929 | 11 | — | — | #2,534 |
| 1928 | 9 | — | — | #2,973 |
| 1927 | 22 | — | — | #1,676 |
| 1926 | 21 | — | — | #1,688 |
| 1925 | 12 | — | — | #2,529 |
| 1924 | 24 | — | — | #1,607 |
| 1923 | 14 | — | — | #2,286 |
| 1922 | 21 | — | — | #1,733 |
| 1921 | 12 | — | — | #2,571 |
| 1920 | 17 | — | — | #2,009 |
| 1919 | 21 | — | — | #1,673 |
| 1918 | 15 | — | — | #2,123 |
| 1917 | 12 | — | — | #2,364 |
| 1916 | 9 | — | — | #2,845 |
| 1915 | 10 | — | — | #2,549 |
| 1914 | 11 | — | — | #2,053 |
| 1913 | 10 | — | — | #1,888 |
| 1912 | 8 | — | — | #1,979 |
| 1911 | 11 | — | — | #1,090 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | — | #1,222 |
| 1908 | 5 | — | — | #1,514 |
| 1898 | 6 | — | — | #1,071 |
| 1894 | 6 | — | — | #1,027 |
| 1892 | 5 | — | — | #1,175 |