Elex — #8982 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Elex

The Social Security Administration has registered 766 babies named Elex between 1888 and 2024, spanning 137 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elex currently holds the #8982 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elex performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Elex shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Elex in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elex 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 766 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.