Boys' name · peaked in 1995
Alec name popularity since 1925
54,537 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Alec (0.6% girls, 99.4% boys). Half of them were born in 1998 or earlier, so the typical Alec is about 28 years old in 2026. Alec peaked in 1995 as the #112 name for boys, and it ranked #977 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 54,537
- Named Alec, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #977
- for boys in 2025 (234 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.4% boys
- 337 girls · 54,200 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.06× its national share
Peak year is the year Alec made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Alec births per year, 1925–2025
1995 was the biggest year for Alec both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1989 and 1994, Alec became 5.7× more common, from 1 in 3,320 baby boys to 1 in 582.
- Steepest fall: Between 2001 and 2006, its share of baby boys fell by 57%, from 1 in 902 to 1 in 2,090.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Alec's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Alec.
Decade by decade
Babies named Alec in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 211 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 299 | #1,422 |
| 1940s | 0 | 443 | #1,078 |
| 1950s | 0 | 653 | #1,023 |
| 1960s | 0 | 974 | #692 |
| 1970s | 0 | 901 | #916 |
| 1980s | 58 | 3,000 | #514 |
| 1990s | 214 | 25,908 | #112 |
| 2000s | 54 | 13,727 | #292 |
| 2010s | 11 | 6,080 | #456 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 2,004 | #977 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
46.1% of babies named Alec from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Alec is most popular
The index compares Alec's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Alec.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.06× | 375 |
| Utah | 2.04× | 886 |
| Arizona | 1.85× | 1,223 |
| Colorado | 1.68× | 1,055 |
| Minnesota | 1.54× | 1,435 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Alec and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Alec (this page) | 54,200 | 1995 |
| Alek | 4,541 | 1999 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Alec's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Alec.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Alec (1995).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data