Boys' name · since 1960

Alexandros

1,775 babies named Alexandros in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#3,557 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,652 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,775
born since 1960
2010s
peak decade

1,775 babies have been named Alexandros since 1960, making it today's #2652 boys' name.

Alexandros has 1,775 recorded births among boys since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2652 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.

  • #3,557 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #2,652 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,775 born since 1960
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alexandros ranks #3,557 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,652 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,775 born since 1960, peaking in the 2010s.

#3,557 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,652 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,775
born since 1960
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%80.9%
Alexandros vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Alexandros's 1,775 recorded births place it above 92.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

7 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Alexandros compares

1,775 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Alexandros's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Alexandros Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,775 369 358,536
Peak-year births 60 34 22,252

Alexandros's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Alexandros splits its recorded history at 1996: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 60 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Alexandros popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
60
Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
020406080 196019751983199119992007201520232025 49

Alexandros by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (420 births, 24% of the file).

2010s was Alexandros's strongest decade.

420 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.

Alexandros births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 420 births (24% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Alexandros compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Alexandros's total volume

Alexandros vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -52, 4.7%-38, 6.5%-114, 2.1%-67, 4%-111, 1.9%-111, 2.4%-59, 9.8%-41, 4.4%-69, 3.2%-146, 2.1%-113, 2.6%-79, 3.3%-86, 3.5%-58, 3.3%-113, 13%Alexandros-66, 3.4%Alexandros
Alexandros vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Alexandros by state

Where Alexandros concentrates geographically, total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Alexandros
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
321 18.1%
#2 California
123 6.9%
#3 Massachusetts
35 2.0%
#4 Illinois
28 1.6%
#5 New Jersey
25 1.4%
#6 Florida
22 1.2%
#7 Pennsylvania
11 0.6%
New York share of Alexandros's total US births 18.1%
Even split

321 of 1,775 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alexandros?
1,775 babies have been named Alexandros since 1960. All-time, it sits at #3,557 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #2,652 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 60 births.
Where does Alexandros sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alexandros ranks #3,557 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,652 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Alexandros most popular?
Alexandros was most popular in the 2010s decade with 420 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Alexandros most popular?
The top states for the name Alexandros are New York (321 births), California (123 births), Massachusetts (35 births).
How long has the name Alexandros been used?
The SSA has tracked Alexandros since 1960 -- 66 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Alexandros?
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.

What to do with Alexandros's data

  • Alexandros's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (420 total births) through the 2020s (226) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Alexandross (321 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Alexandros

Nearby Names Like Alexandros

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Alexandros: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1960–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alexandros draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.