Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Alexander
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1993
Peak era
1993
Peak births
20,530
Current vitality
Strong
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Alexander
How many people are named Alexander?
An estimated 670,867 living Americans are named Alexander.
How rare is Alexander?
Alexander is still widely used among babies today, with 7,230 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 64.8% from its 1993 peak.
How old is the typical Alexander?
The median age of a living American named Alexander is approximately 25 years, with most bearers falling between 15 and 34 years old.
Is Alexander still popular?
Somewhat. Alexander has been declining since its 1993 peak and registered 7,230 births in 2025.
Where is Alexander most common?
Alexander has its strongest geographic signal in Hawaii, where it appears 7.1× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19932025
Peak year
1993
Decline from peak
64.8%
2025
7,230
All-time
736,123
Where it lives now
Alexander is most concentrated in Hawaii — about 3.6× the national rate in the 1960s.
States where Alexander is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.