Is Alek a boy or girl name?
Alek is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 79 boys were named Alek, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.9% of the 4,599 US babies named Alek were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,964
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Alek since 1916
- 4,599
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 162 babies
Boys and girls named Alek, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 198 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,136 | 17 | 1.5% |
| 2000s | 1,388 | 33 | 2.3% |
| 2010s | 1,257 | 31 | 2.4% |
| 2020s | 487 | 5 | 1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 79 | #1,964 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 102 | #1,667 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 95 | #1,747 | 5 | #15,406 |
| 2021 | 101 | #1,645 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 110 | #1,518 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 113 | #1,507 | 7 | #12,514 |
| 2018 | 110 | #1,539 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 108 | #1,525 | 6 | #14,228 |
| 2016 | 113 | #1,500 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 134 | #1,317 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 125 | #1,362 | 7 | #13,146 |
| 2013 | 132 | #1,305 | 6 | #14,673 |
| 2012 | 134 | #1,294 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 152 | #1,170 | 5 | #16,888 |
| 2010 | 136 | #1,278 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 130 | #1,330 | 7 | #13,779 |
| 2008 | 137 | #1,271 | 6 | #15,478 |
| 2007 | 154 | #1,152 | 8 | #12,720 |
| 2006 | 153 | #1,127 | 7 | #13,659 |
| 2005 | 119 | #1,289 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 136 | #1,152 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 132 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 125 | #1,139 | 5 | #15,540 |
| 2001 | 148 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 154 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 154 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 133 | #1,017 | 6 | #12,492 |
| 1997 | 113 | #1,116 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 135 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 131 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 138 | #935 | 5 | #13,489 |
| 1993 | 101 | #1,118 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 80 | #1,262 | 6 | #11,783 |
| 1991 | 89 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 62 | #1,420 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 56 | #1,476 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 37 | #1,817 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 24 | #2,335 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 22 | #2,429 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 16 | #2,945 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,707 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,509 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,488 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,292 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,950 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,217 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,955 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,114 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,532 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,173 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,547 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alek reached #935 in 1994. As a girl name, it reached #11,783 in 1992. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alek
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.