Alen vs Alex

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

Name A

Alen

Boy name · Rank #2565

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Name B

Alex

Boy name · Rank #205

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Metric Alen Alex
Current Rank #2565 #205
Total Births (all years) 2,371 286,169
Peak Year 2005 1993
Peak Year Births 83 7,639
Peak Decade 2000s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Alen Alex
1880s - 1,451
1890s - 1,448
1900s - 1,745
1910s 5 7,871
1920s 48 9,182
1930s 32 6,306
1940s 79 6,855
1950s 107 8,198
1960s 140 12,034
1970s 130 13,997
1980s 187 38,712
1990s 324 70,830
2000s 620 63,781
2010s 443 32,605
2020s 256 11,154

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alen Alex
2014 51 3,192
2015 51 3,113
2016 48 2,855
2017 38 2,606
2018 35 2,526
2019 31 2,401
2020 40 2,122
2021 44 1,969
2022 45 2,006
2023 39 1,814
2024 52 1,728
2025 36 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, 1918–2025.

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