US rank #2099 Boys' name Peak 2003 5,177 births

Alexandre — #2099 US boys' name

5,177 babies named Alexandre in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#2099
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 85% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Alexandre was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

173 babies were named Alexandre in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alexandre

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,177 babies named Alexandre between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alexandre currently holds the #2099 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 173 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alexandre performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,472 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Alexandre shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 880 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Alexandre in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alexandre 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 5,177 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.

Alexandre at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

5,177

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2003

173 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,099

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alexandre popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
173
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Alexandre popularity over time — girls

145 total births recorded since 1982 (Alexandre as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 145 births
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Alexandre by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,472 births that decade — 28% of Alexandre's all-time total
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Alexandre by state

Where Alexandre concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alexandre
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
880 17.0%
#2 New York
604 11.7%
#3 Florida
422 8.2%
#4 Massachusetts
264 5.1%
#5 Texas
257 5.0%
#6 New Jersey
188 3.6%
#7 Illinois
107 2.1%
#8 Connecticut
53 1.0%
California share of Alexandre's total US births 17.0%
Even split

880 of 5,177 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Alexandre appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alexandre?
5,177 babies have been named Alexandre since 1915. It currently ranks #2099 among boys. The peak year was 2003 with 173 births.
When was Alexandre most popular?
Alexandre was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,472 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Alexandre most popular?
The top states for the name Alexandre are California (880 births), New York (604 births), Florida (422 births).
How long has the name Alexandre been used?
Alexandre has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alexandre?
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, 1915–2024 (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.