Boys' name · since 1936
Alexzander
Alexzander has 7,456 recorded births since 1936 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,423 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,129 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,456
- born since 1936
- 2000s
- peak decade
7,456 babies have been named Alexzander since 1936, making it today's #2129 boys' name.
Alexzander has 7,456 recorded births among boys since 1936, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2129 as of the latest data, more common than 85% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 2025.
- #1,423 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,129 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 7,456 born since 1936
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alexzander ranks #1,423 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,129 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,456 born since 1936, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,423 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,129 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,456
- born since 1936
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alexzander's 7,456 recorded births place it above 96.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alexzander compares
7,456 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Alexzander's all-time total is 20x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alexzander | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,456 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 389 | 34 | 22,252 |
Alexzander's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alexzander's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1948, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 389, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alexzander popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 389
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Currently ranks #2129 among boys.
7,456 total births across 90 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2006 with 389 births in a single year.
Alexzander by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,994 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Alexzander's strongest decade.
2,994 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Alexzander births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1980s 96
1980s
96 births
- 1990s 761
1990s
761 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,994 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,844 births
- 2020s 750
2020s
750 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,994 births (40% of all-time use).
Alexzander decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,994 births
- Runner-up 2,844 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Alexzander 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 Alexzander's total volume
Alexzander by state
Where Alexzander concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 943 | 12.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 681 | 9.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 376 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 316 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 296 | 4.0% |
| #6 | New York | | 260 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 251 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 238 | 3.2% |
943 of 7,456 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 12.6% of nationwide
- Texas 9.1% of nationwide
- Florida 5.0% of nationwide
- Michigan 4.2% of nationwide
- Ohio 4.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 39 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 12.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Alexzander appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alexzander's data
- Alexzander's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,994 total births); usage has since declined to 750 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alexzanders (943 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Alexzander: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~89 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, 1936–2025 (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 Alexzander 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.
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