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
0%100%Median name50%84.7%
Alexzander vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Alexzander's 7,456 recorded births place it above 96.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

39 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
389
Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
0100200300400500 193619851991199720032009201520212025 68

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,994 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -114, 3.1%-57, 6.4%-140, 3.1%-109, 3.8%-138, 1.7%-146, 2.6%-95, 2.9%-55, 5%-45, 6.4%-109, 8.2%-109, 7.4%-63, 4.6%-52, 4.7%-114, 13.8%-117, 2.8%Alexzander-90, 5.2%Alexzander
Alexzander vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Alexzander by state

Where Alexzander concentrates geographically, total births since 1936

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alexzander
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%
California share of Alexzander's total US births 12.6%
Even split

943 of 7,456 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.

Alexzander appears in 39 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alexzander?
Alexzander has been given to 7,456 babies in the U.S. since 1936, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #1,423 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #2,129 of 13,930. 389 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
Where does Alexzander sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Alexzander most popular?
Alexzander was most popular in the 2000s decade with 2,994 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Alexzander most popular?
The top states for the name Alexzander are California (943 births), Texas (681 births), Florida (376 births).
How long has the name Alexzander been used?
The SSA has tracked Alexzander since 1936 -- 90 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Alexzander?
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.

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.

Keep exploring Alexzander

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

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.

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.