#2052024 rank
1993peak year
270,478babies named Alex since 1880
▼ 28%5-year trend
Alex popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Alex mean?
A short form of Alexander, from Greek alexein 'to defend' and aner 'man'. Used independently across many languages for both boys and girls.
OriginGreek
Syllables2
Genderboy
Styleclassic, modern
Names like Alex
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Famous Alexs
- Alex Trebek, TV host
Spellings & variants
AlexanderAlexisXander
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