Alen vs Alexander

Side-by-side comparison of Alen and Alexander - 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

Alexander

Boy name · Rank #27

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Metric Alen Alexander
Current Rank #2565 #27
Total Births (all years) 2,371 736,123
Peak Year 2005 1993
Peak Year Births 83 20,530
Peak Decade 2000s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Alen Alexander
1880s - 2,081
1890s - 1,954
1900s - 2,230
1910s 5 11,352
1920s 48 12,539
1930s 32 7,095
1940s 79 9,477
1950s 107 12,180
1960s 140 14,168
1970s 130 24,932
1980s 187 82,010
1990s 324 183,952
2000s 620 178,847
2010s 443 142,161
2020s 256 51,145

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alen Alexander
2014 51 15,449
2015 51 14,584
2016 48 13,446
2017 38 12,577
2018 35 12,110
2019 31 11,327
2020 40 10,268
2021 44 9,425
2022 45 8,757
2023 39 7,918
2024 52 7,547
2025 36 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, 1918–2025.

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