Alem vs Alexander

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

Name A

Alem

Boy name · Rank #7376

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Name B

Alexander

Boy name · Rank #30

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Metric Alem Alexander
Current Rank #7376 #30
Total Births (all years) 242 736,123
Peak Year 2006 1993
Peak Year Births 16 20,530
Peak Decade 2010s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1987 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Alem Alexander
1880s - 2,081
1890s - 1,954
1900s - 2,230
1910s - 11,352
1920s - 12,539
1930s - 7,095
1940s - 9,477
1950s - 12,180
1960s - 14,168
1970s - 24,932
1980s 6 82,010
1990s 12 183,952
2000s 82 178,847
2010s 105 142,161
2020s 37 51,145

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alem Alexander
2014 13 15,449
2015 16 14,584
2016 9 13,446
2017 11 12,577
2018 9 12,110
2019 7 11,327
2020 11 10,268
2021 10 9,425
2022 - 8,757
2023 5 7,918
2024 - 7,547
2025 11 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, 1987–2025.

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