Boys' name · since 1991
Alexender
46 babies named Alexender in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,688 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 46
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
46 boys have been named Alexender since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alexender has been recorded 46 times among boys since 1991, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2005.
- #22,688 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 46 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alexender ranks #22,688 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #22,688 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 46
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alexender's 46 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Alexender's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alexender's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alexender popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2005
- Peak year (1993)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Alexender by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (27 births, 59% of the file).
2000s was Alexender's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Alexender births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 27 births (59% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alexender: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1991–2005 (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 Alexender 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.