US rank #7273 Boys' name Peak 2009 1,257 births

Alexsander — #7273 US boys' name

1,257 babies named Alexsander in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s61960s121970s241980s931990s2002000s5332010s3152020s63
#7273
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 49% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Alexsander was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

76 babies were named Alexsander in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alexsander

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,257 babies named Alexsander between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alexsander currently holds the #7273 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 76 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alexsander performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 533 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Alexsander shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 220 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Alexsander in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alexsander 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 1,257 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.

Alexsander at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,257

Since 1917

108 years of records

Peak year

2009

76 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,273

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1917

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alexsander popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
76
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
020406080 202420172010200319961989198219681917 5

Alexsander by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
533 births that decade — 42% of Alexsander's all-time total
1910s111920s61960s121970s241980s931990s2002000s5332010s3152020s63

Alexsander by state

Where Alexsander concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alexsander
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
220 17.5%
#2 Texas
76 6.0%
#3 New York
33 2.6%
#4 Georgia
20 1.6%
#5 Washington
17 1.4%
#6 Illinois
12 1.0%
#7 Florida
7 0.6%
#8 Arizona
5 0.4%
California share of Alexsander's total US births 17.5%
Even split

220 of 1,257 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alexsander?
1,257 babies have been named Alexsander since 1917. It currently ranks #7273 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 76 births.
When was Alexsander most popular?
Alexsander was most popular in the 2000s decade with 533 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Alexsander most popular?
The top states for the name Alexsander are California (220 births), Texas (76 births), New York (33 births).
How long has the name Alexsander been used?
Alexsander has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 108 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alexsander?
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, 1917–2024 (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.