Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Alex
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1993
Peak era
1993
Peak births
7,639
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Alex
How many people are named Alex?
An estimated 242,507 living Americans are named Alex.
How rare is Alex?
Alex is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 1,515 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 80.2% from its 1993 peak.
How old is the typical Alex?
The median age of a living American named Alex is approximately 29 years, with most bearers falling between 20 and 38 years old.
Is Alex still popular?
Somewhat. Alex has been declining since its 1993 peak and registered 1,515 births in 2025.
Where is Alex most common?
Alex has its strongest geographic signal in Arizona, where it appears 6.6× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19932025
Peak year
1993
Decline from peak
80.2%
2025
1,515
All-time
286,169
Where it lives now
Alex is most concentrated in Arizona — about 6.6× the national rate in the 1940s. It also runs high in New Mexico.
States where Alex is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.