Alek vs Alexander

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

Name A

Alek

Boy name · Rank #1972

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Name B

Alexander

Boy name · Rank #27

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Metric Alek Alexander
Current Rank #1972 #27
Total Births (all years) 4,563 736,123
Peak Year 1999 1993
Peak Year Births 154 20,530
Peak Decade 2000s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Alek Alexander
1880s - 2,081
1890s - 1,954
1900s - 2,230
1910s 15 11,352
1920s 7 12,539
1930s - 7,095
1940s - 9,477
1950s - 12,180
1960s - 14,168
1970s 25 24,932
1980s 198 82,010
1990s 1,136 183,952
2000s 1,388 178,847
2010s 1,257 142,161
2020s 537 51,145

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alek Alexander
2014 125 15,449
2015 134 14,584
2016 113 13,446
2017 108 12,577
2018 110 12,110
2019 113 11,327
2020 110 10,268
2021 101 9,425
2022 95 8,757
2023 102 7,918
2024 79 7,547
2025 50 7,230

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, 1916–2025.

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