Is Alec a boy or girl name?
Alec is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 273 boys were named Alec, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 55,253 US babies named Alec were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #878
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Alec since 1880
- 55,253
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 3,457 babies
Boys and girls named Alec, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 66 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 61 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 104 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 419 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 513 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 299 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 443 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 653 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 974 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 902 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 3,001 | 58 | 1.9% |
| 1990s | 25,908 | 214 | 0.8% |
| 2000s | 13,727 | 54 | 0.4% |
| 2010s | 6,078 | 11 | 0.2% |
| 2020s | 1,768 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 273 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 289 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 346 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 390 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 470 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 518 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 520 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 575 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 616 | #492 | 6 | #14,420 |
| 2015 | 665 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 624 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 626 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 606 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 659 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 669 | #417 | 5 | #17,129 |
| 2009 | 730 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 774 | #389 | 6 | #15,476 |
| 2007 | 872 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 982 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1,127 | #292 | 7 | #13,072 |
| 2004 | 1,333 | #246 | 5 | #16,207 |
| 2003 | 1,526 | #226 | 10 | #9,702 |
| 2002 | 1,749 | #206 | 6 | #13,661 |
| 2001 | 2,155 | #173 | 11 | #8,778 |
| 2000 | 2,479 | #156 | 9 | #9,911 |
| 1999 | 2,892 | #132 | 13 | #7,254 |
| 1998 | 3,356 | #112 | 23 | #4,638 |
| 1997 | 3,137 | #123 | 14 | #6,496 |
| 1996 | 3,308 | #117 | 24 | #4,311 |
| 1995 | 3,420 | #112 | 37 | #3,090 |
| 1994 | 3,322 | #109 | 27 | #3,894 |
| 1993 | 2,090 | #154 | 25 | #4,101 |
| 1992 | 1,866 | #172 | 15 | #6,013 |
| 1991 | 1,539 | #199 | 20 | #4,814 |
| 1990 | 978 | #271 | 16 | #5,554 |
| 1989 | 603 | #371 | 14 | #5,841 |
| 1988 | 426 | #438 | 18 | #4,654 |
| 1987 | 446 | #413 | 7 | #8,796 |
| 1986 | 377 | #447 | 6 | #9,568 |
| 1985 | 290 | #513 | 7 | #8,340 |
| 1984 | 252 | #548 | 6 | #9,162 |
| 1983 | 203 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 147 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 132 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 125 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 91 | #917 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 97 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 94 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 97 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 80 | #916 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 60 | #1,066 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 85 | #860 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 88 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 105 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 105 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 94 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 98 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 93 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 117 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 116 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 114 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 76 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 75 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 91 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 100 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 98 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 82 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 76 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 75 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 54 | #1,023 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 42 | #1,151 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 51 | #1,015 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 70 | #836 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 55 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 50 | #977 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 53 | #946 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 56 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 70 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 53 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 36 | #1,078 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 34 | #1,135 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 34 | #1,170 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 39 | #1,090 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 36 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 32 | #1,183 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 30 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 25 | #1,337 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 38 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 28 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 23 | #1,422 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 32 | #1,173 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 32 | #1,160 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 33 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 21 | #1,539 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 37 | #1,151 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 26 | #1,414 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 35 | #1,211 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 54 | #939 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 43 | #1,064 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 53 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 50 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 56 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 60 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 69 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 67 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 60 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 59 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 69 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 36 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 57 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 47 | #770 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 37 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 21 | #1,000 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 15 | #857 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 18 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 15 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 10 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 11 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 12 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 14 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 7 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 9 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,059 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 15 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 6 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 12 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 6 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,068 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #842 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 11 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 9 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 9 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 7 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 5 | #894 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 8 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 7 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 11 | #571 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alec reached #109 in 1994. As a girl name, it reached #3,090 in 1995. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alec
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.