US rank #8567 Boys' name Peak 2010 464 births

Aleks — #8567 US boys' name

464 babies named Aleks in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s352000s1732010s2002020s56
#8567
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 40% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Aleks was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

36 babies were named Aleks in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aleks

The Social Security Administration has registered 464 babies named Aleks between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aleks currently holds the #8567 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aleks performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 200 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Aleks shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Aleks in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aleks 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 464 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.

Aleks at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

464

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

2010

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,567

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aleks popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
36
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
010203040 202420202016201220082004200019941992 6

Aleks by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
200 births that decade — 43% of Aleks's all-time total
1990s352000s1732010s2002020s56

Aleks by state

Where Aleks concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Aleks
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
30 6.5%
#2 Texas
28 6.0%
#3 Illinois
5 1.1%
California share of Aleks's total US births 6.5%
Even split

30 of 464 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aleks?
464 babies have been named Aleks since 1992. It currently ranks #8567 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 36 births.
When was Aleks most popular?
Aleks was most popular in the 2010s decade with 200 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Aleks most popular?
The top states for the name Aleks are California (30 births), Texas (28 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Aleks been used?
Aleks has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aleks?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alexander, Alex, Alejandro, Alexis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1992–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.