Alef vs Alex
Side-by-side comparison of Alef and Alex — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular? Metric Alef Alex Current Rank #13706 #205 Total Births (all years) 15 284,633 Peak Year 2018 1993 Peak Year Births 5 7,641 Peak Decade 2020ss 1990ss Gender Boy Boy First Recorded Year 2018 1880
Births by Decade Decade Alef Alex 1880ss — 1,451 1890ss — 1,448 1900ss — 1,745 1910ss — 7,871 1920ss — 9,182 1930ss — 6,306 1940ss — 6,855 1950ss — 8,200 1960ss — 12,031 1970ss — 14,004 1980ss — 38,711 1990ss — 70,832 2000ss — 63,779 2010ss 5 32,591 2020ss 10 9,627
Recent Annual Births (2014–present) Year Alef Alex 2014 — 3,190 2015 — 3,112 2016 — 2,854 2017 — 2,603 2018 5 2,525 2019 — 2,400 2020 — 2,122 2021 5 1,965 2022 — 2,004 2023 — 1,814 2024 5 1,722