Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Alec
Endangered
Down 93.2% from peak
Peak era
1995
Peak births
3,420
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Alec
How many people are named Alec?
An estimated 51,842 living Americans are named Alec.
How rare is Alec?
Alec is uncommon among babies today, with 234 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 93.2% from its 1995 peak.
How old is the typical Alec?
The median age of a living American named Alec is approximately 28 years, with most bearers falling between 22 and 32 years old.
Is Alec still popular?
No. Alec is endangered as a baby name, down 93.2% from its 1995 peak with 234 births in 2025.
Where is Alec most common?
Alec has its strongest geographic signal in Minnesota, where it appears 2.2× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19952025
Peak year
1995
Decline from peak
93.2%
2025
234
All-time
55,152
Where it lives now
Alec is most concentrated in Iowa — about 2.1× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Alec is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.