Boys' name · peaked in 1993
Alexander name popularity since 1925
715,937 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Alexander (0.6% girls, 99.4% boys). Half of them were born in 2000 or earlier, so the typical Alexander is about 26 years old in 2026. Alexander peaked in 1993 as the #21 name for boys, and it ranked #30 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 715,937
- Named Alexander, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #30
- for boys in 2025 (7,230 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.4% boys
- 4,471 girls · 711,466 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.07× its national share
Peak year is the year Alexander 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.
Alexander births per year, 1925–2025
1993 was the biggest year for Alexander both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1929 and 1934, Alexander's share of baby boys fell by 33%.
- Fastest rise: Between 1983 and 1988, it became 2.6× more common, from 1 in 373 baby boys to 1 in 143.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Alexander's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Alexander.
Decade by decade
Babies named Alexander 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 | 34 | 5,499 | – |
| 1930s | 30 | 7,095 | #186 |
| 1940s | 18 | 9,477 | #178 |
| 1950s | 52 | 12,180 | #208 |
| 1960s | 111 | 14,168 | #191 |
| 1970s | 288 | 24,932 | #105 |
| 1980s | 1,528 | 82,010 | #50 |
| 1990s | 1,461 | 183,952 | #21 |
| 2000s | 600 | 178,847 | #13 |
| 2010s | 273 | 142,161 | #8 |
| 2020–25 | 76 | 51,145 | #30 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
39.0% of babies named Alexander from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Alexander is most popular
The index compares Alexander'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 Alexander.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.07× | 5,327 |
| Alaska | 1.58× | 1,689 |
| Florida | 1.57× | 40,886 |
| Arizona | 1.47× | 13,747 |
| Connecticut | 1.46× | 11,387 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Alexander's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Alexander.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Alexander (1993).
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