NameTrendsU.S. Baby Name Data

Alex Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Alex: every year it appeared on the national list since 1915, with 9,822 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
9,822
Peak year
1995 #537
Years on the list
107
10-year trend
-37.5%

In the 1990s · Most used in CA in {year}

Popularity history

1915–2025

YearBirthsRank
2011168#1370
2012132#1629
2013146#1511
2014160#1422
2015187#1287
2016177#1338
2017189#1251
2018171#1325
2019151#1460
2020171#1294
2021130#1613
2022148#1478
2023100#1966
202488#2151
202571#2487

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1995

CA
53
TX
45
IL
24
PA
20
NY
15
UT
15

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