Unisex name · since 1984
Allex
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 177 babies named Allex, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,697 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 177
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Allex is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 177 have been recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Allex has been recorded 177 times among boys since 1984, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2017.
- #13,697 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 177 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Allex ranks #13,697 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 177 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,697 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 177
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Allex's 177 recorded births place it above 69.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Allex's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Allex splits its recorded history at 2001: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Allex popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2017
- Peak year (1994)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2017.
177 total births across 34 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1994 with 12 births in a single year.
Allex popularity over time - girls
71 total births recorded since 1988 (Allex as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Allex accounts for 29% of total recorded use across both genders.
Allex by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (74 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Allex's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Allex births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
74 births
- 2000s
2000s
54 births
- 2010s
2010s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 74 births (42% of all-time use).
Allex decade highlights
- Peak decade 74 births
- Runner-up 54 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Allex's data
- Allex's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (74 total births) through the 2010s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Allex: 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 (~33 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, 1984–2017 (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 Allex 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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