Boys' name · since 1985
Alexaner
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Alexaner, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,253 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Alexaner sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 28 recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alexaner has been recorded 28 times among boys since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 1995.
- #26,253 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 28 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alexaner ranks #26,253 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #26,253 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Alexaner's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Alexaner's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alexaner splits its recorded history at 1991: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alexaner popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1995
- Peak year (1985)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Alexaner by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (17 births, 61% of the file).
1990s was Alexaner's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Alexaner births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 17 births (61% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alexaner: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~10 yrs)
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, 1985–1995 (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 Alexaner 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.