male NAME · CURRENTLY #232

Alex

AL-eks

“defender of men”

A widely used short form of Alexander or Alexandra.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Alex has traveled through time

1471880 1591885 1471890 1431895 1921900 1661905 2561910 1,0191915 1,0801920 9081925 7731930 5881935 6261940 6391945 7581950 7181955 1,2471960 1,2571965 1,4181970 1,3401975 1,7111980 3,9951985 7,2011990 7,8651995 6,9872000 6,7172005 4,6152010 3,3002015 2,2932020 1,5862025
LATEST YEAR20251,586 births
PEAK RANK#47in 1995
CURRENT USAGE4.5% F95.5% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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