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.
Which name is more popular? Metric Alen Alex Current Rank #2553 #205 Total Births (all years) 2,335 284,633 Peak Year 2005 1993 Peak Year Births 83 7,641 Peak Decade 2000ss 1990ss Gender Boy Boy First Recorded Year 1918 1880
Births by Decade Decade Alen Alex 1880ss — 1,451 1890ss — 1,448 1900ss — 1,745 1910ss 5 7,871 1920ss 48 9,182 1930ss 32 6,306 1940ss 79 6,855 1950ss 107 8,200 1960ss 140 12,031 1970ss 130 14,004 1980ss 187 38,711 1990ss 324 70,832 2000ss 620 63,779 2010ss 443 32,591 2020ss 220 9,627
Recent Annual Births (2014–present) Year Alen Alex 2014 51 3,190 2015 51 3,112 2016 48 2,854 2017 38 2,603 2018 35 2,525 2019 31 2,400 2020 40 2,122 2021 44 1,965 2022 45 2,004 2023 39 1,814 2024 52 1,722