Alex Name Popularity

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How popular is Alex?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Alex, ranked the 153rd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Alex has been a top 500 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Position 47, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1995.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1993 with 7,638 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Alex in any given year was 114 in 1881.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Alex occurred roughly during the years 1906-1916, 1944-1947, 1954-1959, and 1978-1988, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2007-2017.

The popularity trend for Alex has steadily decreased for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Alex has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Alex?

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

The name Alex is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Alex (Girl)		Alex (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		168	1,332	2,505	153
2017		189	1,250	2,592	151
2016		176	1,341	2,841	146
2015		186	1,290	3,103	134
2014		160	1,420	3,181	128
2013		146	1,506	3,546	110
2012		131	1,635	3,861	98
2011		167	1,371	4,035	95
2010		171	1,360	4,433	93
2009		174	1,366	5,169	83
2008		167	1,420	5,396	84
2007		191	1,281	6,273	71
2006		234	1,082	6,670	67
2005		229	1,043	6,484	71
2004		241	983	6,810	63
2003		220	1,038	6,793	62
2002		226	978	6,806	63
2001		219	981	6,614	62
2000		238	916	6,747	62
1999		278	786	6,826	58
1998		279	771	6,951	56
1997		322	674	6,854	55
1996		351	638	6,911	54
1995		440	539	7,423	47
1994		393	581	7,240	50
1993		423	562	7,638	52
1992		366	618	7,349	54
1991		369	610	6,672	63
1990		250	802	6,944	59
1989		241	789	6,538	60
1988		269	706	6,405	58
1987		210	829	6,042	60
1986		143	1,055	5,110	64
1985		86	1,445	3,903	80
1984		85	1,380	3,026	93
1983		27	3,065	2,157	123
1982		46	2,186	1,966	143
1981		32	2,776	1,873	148
1980		29	3,001	1,682	156
1979		19	3,906	1,654	157
1978		17	4,081	1,473	164
1977		22	3,371	1,614	153
1976		24	3,003	1,360	172
1975		13	4,597	1,329	175
1974		25	2,835	1,388	171
1973		22	3,020	1,250	184
1972		17	3,541	1,184	196
1971		15	3,946	1,368	188
1970		15	3,873	1,404	191
1969		13	3,960	1,213	207
1968		15	3,459	1,164	200
1967		13	3,658	1,130	205
1966		6	5,813	1,026	218
1965		11	3,953	1,246	200
1964		14	3,516	1,241	218
1963		8	4,899	1,307	214
1962		13	3,595	1,267	217
1961		21	2,674	1,217	228
1960		17	2,990	1,228	226
1959		12	3,620	1,164	233
1958		14	3,229	1,017	246
1957		10	3,938	899	253
1956		7	4,840	810	253
1955		6	5,217	713	262
1954		8	4,281	742	261
1953		12	3,273	715	260
1952		7	4,483	698	258
1951		9	3,718	690	254
1950		9	3,667	752	244
1949		10	3,392	729	242
1948		10	3,348	765	234
1947		11	3,245	794	228
1946		< 5	--	706	225
1945		< 5	--	639	217
1944		7	3,690	621	219
1943		7	3,810	660	222
1942		6	4,130	680	215
1941		< 5	--	641	210
1940		6	3,871	619	208
1939		5	4,257	596	205
1938		5	4,353	603	206
1937		5	4,262	565	210
1936		< 5	--	563	210
1935		7	3,435	581	207
1934		11	2,568	623	198
1933		5	4,230	604	197
1932		5	4,430	684	192
1931		9	2,977	728	182
1930		13	2,426	759	180
1929		18	1,953	774	180
1928		6	4,203	800	179
1927		18	2,096	888	169
1926		10	3,052	805	179
1925		5	4,985	902	165
1924		5	5,084	979	162
1923		6	4,384	939	161
1922		8	3,666	1,003	155
1921		8	3,674	1,022	149
1920		11	2,902	1,070	142
1919		5	4,830	1,082	137
1918		8	3,517	1,207	131
1917		7	3,718	1,081	132
1916		8	3,267	1,094	128
1915		11	2,532	1,008	131
1914		< 5	--	789	131
1913		< 5	--	604	130
1912		< 5	--	482	135
1911		< 5	--	268	129
1910		< 5	--	256	127
1909		< 5	--	227	123
1908		< 5	--	199	127
1907		< 5	--	186	127
1906		< 5	--	176	122
1905		< 5	--	166	133
1904		< 5	--	169	125
1903		< 5	--	138	135
1902		< 5	--	154	125
1901		< 5	--	138	120
1900		< 5	--	192	120
1899		< 5	--	133	122
1898		< 5	--	149	125
1897		< 5	--	130	128
1896		< 5	--	165	112
1895		< 5	--	143	117
1894		< 5	--	152	112
1893		< 5	--	133	120
1892		< 5	--	163	110
1891		< 5	--	133	109
1890		< 5	--	147	111
1889		< 5	--	127	114
1888		< 5	--	167	102
1887		< 5	--	136	104
1886		< 5	--	161	96
1885		< 5	--	159	92
1884		< 5	--	148	105
1883		< 5	--	120	108
1882		< 5	--	172	89
1881		< 5	--	114	109
1880		< 5	--	147	92

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.