Unisex name · since 1976
Alexes
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 700 babies named Alexes, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,517 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 700
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Alexes is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 700 have been recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Alexes recorded 700 times among girls since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2011.
- #9,517 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 700 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alexes ranks #9,517 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 700 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,517 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 700
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Alexes's 700 recorded births place it above 86.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Alexes's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alexes's full recorded timeline at 1998, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 53 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alexes popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2011
- Peak year (1994)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Alexes popularity over time - boys
139 total births recorded since 1993 (Alexes as boys' name)
Alexes by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (369 births, 53% of the file).
1990s was Alexes's strongest decade.
369 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Alexes births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 45
1980s
45 births
- 1990s
1990s
369 births
- 2000s
2000s
260 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 369 births (53% of all-time use).
How Alexes compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Alexes's total volume
Alexes by state
Where Alexes concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 75 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 31 | 4.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 7 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.7% |
75 of 700 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Alexes's data
- Alexes's decade-level peak was the 1990s (369 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alexess (75 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alexes: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1976–2011 (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 Alexes 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.