Ale vs Alex

Side-by-side comparison of Ale and Alex — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Ale

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Name B

Alex

Boy name · Rank #205

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Ale Alex
Current Rank Unranked #205
Total Births (all years) 18 286,169
Peak Year 2005 1993
Peak Year Births 8 7,639
Peak Decade 2000ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2005 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ale Alex
1880ss — 1,451
1890ss — 1,448
1900ss — 1,745
1910ss — 7,871
1920ss — 9,182
1930ss — 6,306
1940ss — 6,855
1950ss — 8,198
1960ss — 12,034
1970ss — 13,997
1980ss — 38,712
1990ss — 70,830
2000ss 8 63,781
2010ss 5 32,605
2020ss 5 11,154

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ale Alex
2014 — 3,192
2015 — 3,113
2016 — 2,855
2017 — 2,606
2018 5 2,526
2019 — 2,401
2020 — 2,122
2021 — 1,969
2022 — 2,006
2023 5 1,814
2024 — 1,728
2025 — 1,515

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2005–2023.

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