Alec Name Popularity
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How popular is Alec?
In 2018 the less frequently given name Alec, ranked the 539th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Alec has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.
Position 109, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1994.
However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1995 with 3,421 occurrences.
The least amount of newborns dubbed Alec in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1898.
Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Alec occurred roughly during the years 1906-1915, 1954-1959, 1961-1964, and 1977-1994, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1971-1974, and 1998-2008.
The popularity trend for Alec has been spiralling downward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Alec has dropped.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Alec?
Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.
The name Alec still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
for Percentages.| Alec (Girl) | Alec (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | < 5 | -- | 516 | 539 |
| 2017 | | < 5 | -- | 571 | 508 |
| 2016 | | 6 | 14,395 | 615 | 492 |
| 2015 | | < 5 | -- | 665 | 454 |
| 2014 | | < 5 | -- | 621 | 468 |
| 2013 | | < 5 | -- | 623 | 453 |
| 2012 | | < 5 | -- | 606 | 449 |
| 2011 | | < 5 | -- | 659 | 421 |
| 2010 | | 5 | 17,109 | 666 | 419 |
| 2009 | | < 5 | -- | 730 | 406 |
| 2008 | | 6 | 15,467 | 773 | 389 |
| 2007 | | < 5 | -- | 872 | 363 |
| 2006 | | < 5 | -- | 982 | 329 |
| 2005 | | 7 | 13,067 | 1,127 | 292 |
| 2004 | | 5 | 16,194 | 1,333 | 246 |
| 2003 | | 10 | 9,700 | 1,526 | 226 |
| 2002 | | 6 | 13,657 | 1,748 | 206 |
| 2001 | | 11 | 8,773 | 2,155 | 173 |
| 2000 | | 9 | 9,909 | 2,479 | 156 |
| 1999 | | 13 | 7,249 | 2,891 | 132 |
| 1998 | | 23 | 4,637 | 3,356 | 112 |
| 1997 | | 14 | 6,495 | 3,137 | 123 |
| 1996 | | 24 | 4,310 | 3,308 | 117 |
| 1995 | | 37 | 3,090 | 3,421 | 112 |
| 1994 | | 27 | 3,894 | 3,320 | 109 |
| 1993 | | 25 | 4,101 | 2,090 | 154 |
| 1992 | | 15 | 6,013 | 1,866 | 172 |
| 1991 | | 20 | 4,812 | 1,539 | 199 |
| 1990 | | 16 | 5,553 | 978 | 271 |
| 1989 | | 14 | 5,839 | 603 | 371 |
| 1988 | | 18 | 4,654 | 427 | 438 |
| 1987 | | 7 | 8,793 | 446 | 413 |
| 1986 | | 6 | 9,564 | 377 | 447 |
| 1985 | | 7 | 8,339 | 290 | 513 |
| 1984 | | 6 | 9,157 | 253 | 547 |
| 1983 | | < 5 | -- | 203 | 601 |
| 1982 | | < 5 | -- | 147 | 717 |
| 1981 | | < 5 | -- | 132 | 759 |
| 1980 | | < 5 | -- | 128 | 775 |
| 1979 | | < 5 | -- | 91 | 917 |
| 1978 | | < 5 | -- | 96 | 876 |
| 1977 | | < 5 | -- | 93 | 874 |
| 1976 | | < 5 | -- | 97 | 846 |
| 1975 | | < 5 | -- | 80 | 918 |
| 1974 | | < 5 | -- | 60 | 1,066 |
| 1973 | | < 5 | -- | 87 | 848 |
| 1972 | | < 5 | -- | 88 | 856 |
| 1971 | | < 5 | -- | 105 | 787 |
| 1970 | | < 5 | -- | 105 | 796 |
| 1969 | | < 5 | -- | 94 | 798 |
| 1968 | | < 5 | -- | 99 | 746 |
| 1967 | | < 5 | -- | 93 | 761 |
| 1966 | | < 5 | -- | 118 | 682 |
| 1965 | | < 5 | -- | 116 | 692 |
| 1964 | | < 5 | -- | 114 | 722 |
| 1963 | | < 5 | -- | 76 | 863 |
| 1962 | | < 5 | -- | 75 | 878 |
| 1961 | | < 5 | -- | 91 | 795 |
| 1960 | | < 5 | -- | 101 | 762 |
| 1959 | | < 5 | -- | 98 | 771 |
| 1958 | | < 5 | -- | 82 | 827 |
| 1957 | | < 5 | -- | 76 | 860 |
| 1956 | | < 5 | -- | 75 | 863 |
| 1955 | | < 5 | -- | 54 | 1,022 |
| 1954 | | < 5 | -- | 42 | 1,150 |
| 1953 | | < 5 | -- | 51 | 1,016 |
| 1952 | | < 5 | -- | 70 | 836 |
| 1951 | | < 5 | -- | 55 | 943 |
| 1950 | | < 5 | -- | 51 | 973 |
| 1949 | | < 5 | -- | 53 | 946 |
| 1948 | | < 5 | -- | 56 | 924 |
| 1947 | | < 5 | -- | 70 | 830 |
| 1946 | | < 5 | -- | 53 | 912 |
| 1945 | | < 5 | -- | 36 | 1,078 |
| 1944 | | < 5 | -- | 34 | 1,134 |
| 1943 | | < 5 | -- | 34 | 1,170 |
| 1942 | | < 5 | -- | 39 | 1,090 |
| 1941 | | < 5 | -- | 36 | 1,093 |
| 1940 | | < 5 | -- | 32 | 1,182 |
| 1939 | | < 5 | -- | 30 | 1,194 |
| 1938 | | < 5 | -- | 25 | 1,338 |
| 1937 | | < 5 | -- | 38 | 1,032 |
| 1936 | | < 5 | -- | 28 | 1,244 |
| 1935 | | < 5 | -- | 23 | 1,424 |
| 1934 | | < 5 | -- | 32 | 1,173 |
| 1933 | | < 5 | -- | 32 | 1,160 |
| 1932 | | < 5 | -- | 33 | 1,176 |
| 1931 | | < 5 | -- | 21 | 1,538 |
| 1930 | | < 5 | -- | 37 | 1,151 |
| 1929 | | < 5 | -- | 26 | 1,414 |
| 1928 | | < 5 | -- | 35 | 1,210 |
| 1927 | | < 5 | -- | 54 | 940 |
| 1926 | | < 5 | -- | 43 | 1,064 |
| 1925 | | < 5 | -- | 53 | 924 |
| 1924 | | < 5 | -- | 50 | 993 |
| 1923 | | < 5 | -- | 56 | 913 |
| 1922 | | < 5 | -- | 60 | 891 |
| 1921 | | < 5 | -- | 69 | 825 |
| 1920 | | < 5 | -- | 67 | 816 |
| 1919 | | < 5 | -- | 60 | 850 |
| 1918 | | < 5 | -- | 59 | 856 |
| 1917 | | < 5 | -- | 69 | 749 |
| 1916 | | < 5 | -- | 36 | 1,072 |
| 1915 | | < 5 | -- | 57 | 804 |
| 1914 | | < 5 | -- | 47 | 770 |
| 1913 | | < 5 | -- | 37 | 777 |
| 1912 | | < 5 | -- | 21 | 1,000 |
| 1911 | | < 5 | -- | 15 | 857 |
| 1910 | | < 5 | -- | 18 | 708 |
| 1909 | | < 5 | -- | 15 | 714 |
| 1908 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 880 |
| 1907 | | < 5 | -- | 11 | 817 |
| 1906 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 1,114 |
| 1905 | | < 5 | -- | 12 | 700 |
| 1904 | | < 5 | -- | 14 | 612 |
| 1903 | | < 5 | -- | 7 | 912 |
| 1902 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 795 |
| 1901 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 1,059 |
| 1900 | | < 5 | -- | 15 | 650 |
| 1899 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 1,055 |
| 1898 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1897 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 943 |
| 1896 | | < 5 | -- | 12 | 641 |
| 1895 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 1,082 |
| 1894 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 956 |
| 1893 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 1,039 |
| 1892 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 1,068 |
| 1891 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 842 |
| 1890 | | < 5 | -- | 11 | 603 |
| 1889 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1888 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 704 |
| 1887 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 928 |
| 1886 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 963 |
| 1885 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 641 |
| 1884 | | < 5 | -- | 7 | 767 |
| 1883 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 894 |
| 1882 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 693 |
| 1881 | | < 5 | -- | 7 | 709 |
| 1880 | | < 5 | -- | 11 | 571 |