Aleck — #8980 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Aleck

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,223 babies named Aleck between 1884 and 2024, spanning 141 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aleck currently holds the #8980 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aleck performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 242 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Aleck shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Aleck in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aleck in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,223 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.