Alixander — #12771 US boys' name
280 babies named Alixander in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 10% of names given to boys today.
41% of everyone ever named Alixander was born in this single decade.
18 babies were named Alixander in 2005 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Alixander
The Social Security Administration has registered 280 babies named Alixander between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alixander currently holds the #12771 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 18 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Alixander performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Alixander shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Alixander 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 280 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.
Alixander at a glance
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Current rank
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Alixander popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984
- Peak year (2005)
- 18
- Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
Currently ranks #12771 among boys.
280 total births across 41 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2005 with 18 births in a single year.
Alixander by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 116 births that decade — 41% of Alixander's all-time total
Alixander decade highlights
- Peak decade 116 births
- Runner-up 78 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Alixander's strongest decade
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 41% of all-time use.
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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, 1984–2024 (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.