Is Alex a boy or girl name?
Alex is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 87 girls and 1,722 boys were named Alex, so 4.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.3% of the 294,382 US babies named Alex were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #205
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,166
- Babies named Alex since 1880
- 294,382
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 8,066 babies
Boys and girls named Alex, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,451 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 1,448 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 1,745 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 7,871 | 39 | 0.5% |
| 1920s | 9,182 | 95 | 1% |
| 1930s | 6,306 | 65 | 1% |
| 1940s | 6,855 | 57 | 0.8% |
| 1950s | 8,200 | 94 | 1.1% |
| 1960s | 12,031 | 131 | 1.1% |
| 1970s | 14,004 | 188 | 1.3% |
| 1980s | 38,711 | 1,171 | 2.9% |
| 1990s | 70,832 | 3,477 | 4.7% |
| 2000s | 63,779 | 2,143 | 3.3% |
| 2010s | 32,591 | 1,654 | 4.8% |
| 2020s | 9,627 | 635 | 6.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,722 | #205 | 87 | #2,166 |
| 2023 | 1,814 | #203 | 99 | #1,982 |
| 2022 | 2,004 | #190 | 148 | #1,478 |
| 2021 | 1,965 | #192 | 130 | #1,612 |
| 2020 | 2,122 | #183 | 171 | #1,293 |
| 2019 | 2,400 | #165 | 151 | #1,460 |
| 2018 | 2,525 | #153 | 171 | #1,324 |
| 2017 | 2,603 | #151 | 189 | #1,251 |
| 2016 | 2,854 | #146 | 177 | #1,337 |
| 2015 | 3,112 | #134 | 187 | #1,287 |
| 2014 | 3,190 | #128 | 160 | #1,422 |
| 2013 | 3,558 | #110 | 146 | #1,509 |
| 2012 | 3,869 | #98 | 132 | #1,629 |
| 2011 | 4,041 | #95 | 168 | #1,370 |
| 2010 | 4,439 | #93 | 173 | #1,352 |
| 2009 | 5,173 | #83 | 174 | #1,366 |
| 2008 | 5,400 | #84 | 169 | #1,405 |
| 2007 | 6,275 | #72 | 192 | #1,277 |
| 2006 | 6,670 | #67 | 234 | #1,083 |
| 2005 | 6,488 | #71 | 229 | #1,044 |
| 2004 | 6,811 | #63 | 242 | #982 |
| 2003 | 6,794 | #62 | 220 | #1,038 |
| 2002 | 6,806 | #63 | 226 | #978 |
| 2001 | 6,614 | #62 | 219 | #981 |
| 2000 | 6,748 | #62 | 238 | #916 |
| 1999 | 6,827 | #58 | 279 | #786 |
| 1998 | 6,954 | #55 | 279 | #771 |
| 1997 | 6,855 | #55 | 322 | #674 |
| 1996 | 6,915 | #53 | 352 | #637 |
| 1995 | 7,425 | #47 | 441 | #537 |
| 1994 | 7,240 | #50 | 394 | #581 |
| 1993 | 7,641 | #52 | 425 | #562 |
| 1992 | 7,351 | #54 | 366 | #618 |
| 1991 | 6,674 | #63 | 369 | #610 |
| 1990 | 6,950 | #59 | 250 | #802 |
| 1989 | 6,542 | #60 | 241 | #789 |
| 1988 | 6,408 | #58 | 270 | #705 |
| 1987 | 6,043 | #60 | 210 | #829 |
| 1986 | 5,112 | #64 | 143 | #1,055 |
| 1985 | 3,907 | #80 | 86 | #1,445 |
| 1984 | 3,026 | #93 | 86 | #1,368 |
| 1983 | 2,155 | #123 | 27 | #3,067 |
| 1982 | 1,965 | #143 | 46 | #2,185 |
| 1981 | 1,873 | #148 | 32 | #2,775 |
| 1980 | 1,680 | #156 | 30 | #2,941 |
| 1979 | 1,656 | #156 | 20 | #3,780 |
| 1978 | 1,468 | #164 | 17 | #4,081 |
| 1977 | 1,610 | #153 | 22 | #3,371 |
| 1976 | 1,360 | #172 | 24 | #3,003 |
| 1975 | 1,328 | #175 | 13 | #4,597 |
| 1974 | 1,386 | #171 | 24 | #2,925 |
| 1973 | 1,246 | #184 | 22 | #3,019 |
| 1972 | 1,184 | #196 | 17 | #3,543 |
| 1971 | 1,363 | #188 | 14 | #4,127 |
| 1970 | 1,403 | #191 | 15 | #3,874 |
| 1969 | 1,211 | #207 | 13 | #3,959 |
| 1968 | 1,164 | #200 | 15 | #3,457 |
| 1967 | 1,129 | #205 | 13 | #3,658 |
| 1966 | 1,024 | #218 | 6 | #5,814 |
| 1965 | 1,245 | #200 | 11 | #3,956 |
| 1964 | 1,241 | #218 | 14 | #3,518 |
| 1963 | 1,304 | #215 | 8 | #4,901 |
| 1962 | 1,267 | #217 | 13 | #3,596 |
| 1961 | 1,217 | #228 | 21 | #2,675 |
| 1960 | 1,229 | #226 | 17 | #2,990 |
| 1959 | 1,164 | #234 | 12 | #3,622 |
| 1958 | 1,020 | #245 | 14 | #3,233 |
| 1957 | 896 | #253 | 10 | #3,936 |
| 1956 | 810 | #253 | 7 | #4,842 |
| 1955 | 712 | #263 | 6 | #5,218 |
| 1954 | 743 | #259 | 8 | #4,282 |
| 1953 | 716 | #260 | 12 | #3,271 |
| 1952 | 700 | #258 | 7 | #4,487 |
| 1951 | 690 | #254 | 9 | #3,719 |
| 1950 | 749 | #244 | 9 | #3,668 |
| 1949 | 730 | #242 | 10 | #3,393 |
| 1948 | 764 | #234 | 10 | #3,353 |
| 1947 | 794 | #228 | 11 | #3,245 |
| 1946 | 706 | #225 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 639 | #217 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 620 | #221 | 7 | #3,690 |
| 1943 | 660 | #222 | 7 | #3,811 |
| 1942 | 681 | #215 | 6 | #4,128 |
| 1941 | 641 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 620 | #208 | 6 | #3,872 |
| 1939 | 597 | #204 | 5 | #4,257 |
| 1938 | 601 | #206 | 5 | #4,353 |
| 1937 | 564 | #211 | 5 | #4,263 |
| 1936 | 564 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 581 | #207 | 7 | #3,436 |
| 1934 | 623 | #198 | 11 | #2,569 |
| 1933 | 606 | #197 | 5 | #4,230 |
| 1932 | 683 | #192 | 5 | #4,428 |
| 1931 | 727 | #182 | 9 | #2,978 |
| 1930 | 760 | #180 | 13 | #2,426 |
| 1929 | 775 | #180 | 18 | #1,953 |
| 1928 | 799 | #179 | 6 | #4,202 |
| 1927 | 888 | #169 | 18 | #2,096 |
| 1926 | 805 | #179 | 10 | #3,052 |
| 1925 | 903 | #165 | 5 | #4,985 |
| 1924 | 978 | #162 | 5 | #5,084 |
| 1923 | 940 | #161 | 6 | #4,384 |
| 1922 | 1,003 | #155 | 8 | #3,666 |
| 1921 | 1,022 | #149 | 8 | #3,673 |
| 1920 | 1,069 | #142 | 11 | #2,902 |
| 1919 | 1,082 | #137 | 5 | #4,830 |
| 1918 | 1,207 | #131 | 8 | #3,517 |
| 1917 | 1,081 | #132 | 7 | #3,718 |
| 1916 | 1,094 | #128 | 8 | #3,267 |
| 1915 | 1,008 | #131 | 11 | #2,532 |
| 1914 | 789 | #131 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 604 | #130 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 482 | #135 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 268 | #129 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 256 | #127 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 227 | #123 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 199 | #127 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 186 | #127 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 176 | #122 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 166 | #133 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 169 | #125 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 138 | #135 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 154 | #125 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 138 | #120 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 192 | #120 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 133 | #122 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 149 | #125 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 130 | #128 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 165 | #112 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 143 | #117 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 152 | #112 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 133 | #120 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 163 | #110 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 133 | #109 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 147 | #111 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 127 | #114 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 167 | #102 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 136 | #104 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 161 | #96 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 159 | #92 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 148 | #105 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 120 | #108 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 172 | #89 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 114 | #109 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 147 | #92 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alex reached #47 in 1995. As a girl name, it reached #537 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 Alex
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.