Alexander Name Popularity

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How popular is Alexander?

In 2018 the very popular name Alexander, ranked the 11th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 50 most popular, Alexander has been a top 250 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Position 4, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 2009.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1993 with 20,523 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Alexander in any given year was 162 in 1901.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Alexander occurred roughly during the years 1904-1907, 1908-1916, 1944-1947, 1964-1970, and 1974-1992, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2009-2012, and 2013-2017.

The popularity trend for Alexander has been moving downward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Alexander has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Alexander?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

The name Alexander is a huge favorite but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Alexande. (Girl)		Alexande. (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		19	6,221	11,989	11
2017		21	5,816	12,519	13
2016		18	6,660	13,408	11
2015		22	5,835	14,547	8
2014		33	4,349	15,414	8
2013		30	4,643	14,905	8
2012		28	4,965	15,237	9
2011		34	4,243	15,702	8
2010		43	3,621	16,756	6
2009		34	4,369	18,234	4
2008		44	3,647	18,697	6
2007		38	4,052	18,137	11
2006		51	3,223	18,226	12
2005		63	2,671	18,121	12
2004		115	1,685	17,923	15
2003		55	2,801	17,709	16
2002		84	2,046	17,714	15
2001		50	2,878	16,715	20
2000		64	2,403	17,286	20
1999		96	1,707	17,416	21
1998		82	1,866	17,464	22
1997		80	1,845	17,110	22
1996		92	1,657	17,961	22
1995		143	1,197	19,446	21
1994		164	1,094	20,099	22
1993		178	1,034	20,523	21
1992		210	928	20,065	23
1991		193	972	17,638	26
1990		223	873	16,185	28
1989		237	804	14,522	32
1988		331	602	13,332	34
1987		216	810	11,836	37
1986		207	810	10,603	41
1985		147	1,023	8,292	50
1984		119	1,144	6,492	54
1983		78	1,475	4,806	63
1982		83	1,447	4,590	65
1981		58	1,866	4,239	70
1980		52	2,012	3,283	91
1979		35	2,581	3,061	94
1978		36	2,430	2,745	98
1977		32	2,606	2,707	97
1976		33	2,437	2,449	107
1975		29	2,611	2,439	105
1974		40	2,067	2,359	112
1973		31	2,404	2,258	116
1972		17	3,542	2,114	129
1971		20	3,266	2,364	133
1970		17	3,583	2,469	136
1969		22	2,843	2,017	150
1968		16	3,320	1,773	154
1967		10	4,301	1,456	178
1966		8	4,867	1,372	182
1965		10	4,208	1,322	191
1964		10	4,361	1,290	212
1963		5	6,600	1,307	215
1962		9	4,540	1,222	221
1961		8	4,885	1,228	223
1960		13	3,515	1,199	232
1959		9	4,305	1,163	234
1958		9	4,189	1,186	219
1957		7	4,917	1,256	214
1956		< 5	--	1,237	211
1955		7	4,745	1,172	208
1954		< 5	--	1,236	200
1953		5	5,683	1,261	195
1952		8	4,128	1,283	186
1951		< 5	--	1,211	190
1950		7	4,328	1,165	189
1949		5	5,253	1,186	180
1948		< 5	--	1,130	183
1947		< 5	--	1,081	190
1946		8	3,667	965	188
1945		5	4,567	891	178
1944		< 5	--	865	183
1943		< 5	--	924	178
1942		< 5	--	860	184
1941		< 5	--	818	184
1940		< 5	--	760	188
1939		< 5	--	723	186
1938		7	3,457	665	193
1937		< 5	--	675	191
1936		5	4,196	613	200
1935		< 5	--	702	186
1934		6	3,811	616	200
1933		< 5	--	659	186
1932		8	3,279	775	178
1931		< 5	--	793	172
1930		5	4,562	871	168
1929		10	2,926	986	156
1928		8	3,441	1,048	152
1927		10	3,056	1,093	146
1926		< 5	--	1,151	146
1925		6	4,434	1,223	137
1924		5	5,086	1,382	129
1923		6	4,385	1,293	129
1922		< 5	--	1,359	125
1921		< 5	--	1,532	116
1920		7	3,966	1,474	117
1919		7	3,829	1,422	113
1918		7	3,875	1,591	104
1917		5	4,607	1,664	97
1916		9	3,039	1,584	99
1915		11	2,533	1,432	103
1914		7	2,884	1,169	98
1913		5	3,200	937	98
1912		< 5	--	803	97
1911		< 5	--	426	94
1910		< 5	--	324	101
1909		5	2,216	255	107
1908		< 5	--	246	104
1907		< 5	--	279	92
1906		< 5	--	204	105
1905		< 5	--	210	103
1904		< 5	--	203	103
1903		< 5	--	195	100
1902		< 5	--	216	93
1901		< 5	--	162	102
1900		< 5	--	260	93
1899		< 5	--	178	97
1898		< 5	--	180	106
1897		< 5	--	172	103
1896		< 5	--	232	87
1895		< 5	--	199	97
1894		< 5	--	199	95
1893		< 5	--	218	83
1892		< 5	--	202	95
1891		< 5	--	172	95
1890		< 5	--	202	85
1889		< 5	--	185	93
1888		< 5	--	237	82
1887		< 5	--	180	87
1886		< 5	--	206	83
1885		< 5	--	205	78
1884		< 5	--	236	76
1883		< 5	--	187	80
1882		< 5	--	225	79
1881		< 5	--	209	71
1880		< 5	--	211	73

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.