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Alex

Boy Ancient Greek #1982 in 2023

Alex is a boy name of Ancient Greek origin.

Meaning of Alex

from Ἀλέξανδρος 'he who wards off men', i.e. protector, possibly of Hittite origin.

Popularity of Alex

Popularity, 1880–2023

1,913 births in 2023

1880 2023

282,911 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1993

8,066 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.