Is Lex a boy or girl name?
Lex is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 65 boys were named Lex, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 3,949 US babies named Lex were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,216
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Lex since 1892
- 3,949
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 94 babies
Boys and girls named Lex, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 107 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 163 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 159 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 162 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 529 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 316 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 162 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 164 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 237 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 713 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 780 | 5 | 0.6% |
| 2020s | 413 | 10 | 2.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 65 | #2,216 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 89 | #1,812 | 5 | #16,572 |
| 2022 | 83 | #1,898 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 93 | #1,742 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 83 | #1,807 | 5 | #16,504 |
| 2019 | 90 | #1,748 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 82 | #1,849 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 91 | #1,720 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 76 | #1,933 | 5 | #17,753 |
| 2015 | 68 | #2,081 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 59 | #2,265 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 57 | #2,268 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 94 | #1,649 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 85 | #1,736 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 78 | #1,863 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 84 | #1,794 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 87 | #1,749 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 93 | #1,654 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 90 | #1,613 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 81 | #1,666 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 79 | #1,643 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 85 | #1,524 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 59 | #1,907 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 25 | #3,471 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 30 | #2,962 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,782 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 27 | #2,985 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 26 | #2,949 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,356 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,640 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 24 | #2,998 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 29 | #2,553 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 25 | #2,787 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 22 | #2,957 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 25 | #2,669 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,663 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 25 | #2,409 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 20 | #2,685 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,217 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,161 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,206 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,775 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,216 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,139 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,536 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,279 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 14 | #3,011 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,857 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,904 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,843 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,416 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,283 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 11 | #3,084 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 21 | #2,025 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 25 | #1,773 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 19 | #1,953 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 18 | #1,935 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 24 | #1,590 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 33 | #1,336 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 26 | #1,542 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 37 | #1,300 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 31 | #1,417 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 44 | #1,183 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 45 | #1,191 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 39 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 46 | #1,148 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 47 | #1,121 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 50 | #1,079 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 67 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 63 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 59 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 58 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 42 | #1,142 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 56 | #938 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 41 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 45 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 23 | #1,541 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 18 | #1,826 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,625 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 12 | #2,077 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 16 | #1,791 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,350 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 8 | #2,836 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,786 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 12 | #2,139 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 17 | #1,687 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 14 | #1,943 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 14 | #1,963 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 15 | #1,849 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 22 | #1,473 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 16 | #1,822 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 20 | #1,570 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 16 | #1,890 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 15 | #1,971 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 10 | #2,708 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,534 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,973 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 22 | #1,676 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 21 | #1,688 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,529 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 24 | #1,607 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 14 | #2,286 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 21 | #1,733 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,571 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 17 | #2,009 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 21 | #1,673 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 15 | #2,123 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 12 | #2,364 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,845 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,549 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 11 | #2,053 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 10 | #1,888 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 8 | #1,979 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,090 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,222 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,514 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,071 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 6 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lex reached #913 in 1956. As a girl name, it reached #16,504 in 2020. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lex
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.