US rank #8565 Boys' name Peak 2012 189 births

Alyxander — #8565 US boys' name

189 babies named Alyxander in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s212000s612010s782020s29
#8565
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 40% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Alyxander was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

11 babies were named Alyxander in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alyxander

The Social Security Administration has registered 189 babies named Alyxander between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alyxander currently holds the #8565 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alyxander performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Alyxander shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alyxander 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 189 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.

Alyxander at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

189

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

2012

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,565

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alyxander popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
11
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4681012 20242019201520112007200219931992 7

Alyxander by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
78 births that decade — 41% of Alyxander's all-time total
1990s212000s612010s782020s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alyxander?
189 babies have been named Alyxander since 1992. It currently ranks #8565 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 11 births.
When was Alyxander most popular?
Alyxander was most popular in the 2010s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Alyxander been used?
Alyxander has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alyxander?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aly, Alyssa, Alyjah, Alyn, 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, 1992–2024 (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.