Line Chart Alex

Prudent • Independent • Perfectionist

Name
Meaning:

  • Defending Men

  • National
    Origins:

  • Greek

  • Created
    from:

  • Alexander
  • Alexis

  • Fun Facts

    Widely Common Unisex Name.

    Alex Name Popularity


    Boys vs Girls

    96.78%
    Male

    3.22%
    Female

    Alex is predominantly a boys name, with 3.22% of Alexs being girls, and 96.78% being boys.

    In the United States there have been a total of 278617 males named Alex, and 9272 females given the name

    Names Similar to Alex

    Rank Name Global Rank
    1. Alexis 693
    2. Alec 996
    3. Alijah 1038
    4. Alek 3310
    5. Aalijah 3572
    6. Ahlias 3572
    7. Alakai 3572
    8. Alaz 3572

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    Popularity of Alex by state:

    This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Alex in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
    Lighter = More Popular
    Darker = Less Popular

    Alex: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2024


    The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Alex' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the girls name Alex in the USA from 1880-2024. 1 being the highest and most popular, 66358 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 66358 unique total names have been given to girls living in the United States so far. Alex's average ranking is 4759.2, with it's highest ever rank being #. Alex has reach the top 10 most popular girls name 1 times, and has reached the top hundred names 1 times.

    Alex has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 287889 girls given the name in the past 200 years. Alex gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1991, when it's usage went up by 149.65%. During this year, 369 babies were named Alex, which was 0.0096% of the baby girls born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.012%, in this year alone more than 0 girls were named Alex.

    Popular 'A' Names - Girls

    Girls names starting with 'A'

    Listed below are the 20 most commonly used baby names begining with A. These girls names are ordered by their overall popularity of recently named babies in the United states. Also listed is their their rank compared to other 'A' names, their over all rank among all girl names, the total number of baby girls expected to be given this name in 2024, and the total percentage of girls given this name.

    Name 'A-Name' Rank Overall Rank Total Named Percentage named
    Ava 1. 4. 16237 0.449%
    Abigail 2. 23. 11699 0.323%
    Amelia 3. 30. 10702 0.296%
    Avery 4. 51. 8733 0.241%
    Aria 5. 78. 6904 0.191%
    Aubrey 6. 83. 6507 0.18%
    Addison 7. 88. 6295 0.174%
    Audrey 8. 111. 5330 0.147%
    Allison 9. 134. 4762 0.132%
    Alexa 10. 135. 4760 0.132%
    Anna 11. 136. 4749 0.131%
    Aaliyah 12. 139. 4611 0.127%
    Ariana 13. 140. 4577 0.127%
    Adeline 14. 160. 4103 0.113%
    Autumn 15. 164. 3990 0.11%
    Aurora 16. 166. 3963 0.11%
    Arianna 17. 169. 3869 0.107%
    Alice 18. 181. 3669 0.101%
    Aubree 19. 201. 3390 0.094%
    Ashley 20. 236. 3024 0.084%

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