Recorded 1989–2020 Boys' name Peak 1989 25 births

Elexander — boys' name

25 babies named Elexander in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s52010s102020s5
2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Elexander was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

5 babies were named Elexander in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elexander

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Elexander between 1989 and 2020, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elexander currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elexander performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Elexander shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elexander 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 25 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.

Elexander at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

25

Since 1989

32 years of records

Peak year

1989

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1989

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2020

Elexander popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1989

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1989)
5
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
5 20202019201119931989 5

Elexander by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
10 births that decade — 40% of Elexander's all-time total
1980s51990s52010s102020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elexander?
25 babies have been named Elexander since 1989. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1989 with 5 births.
When was Elexander most popular?
Elexander was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Elexander been used?
Elexander has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 32 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Elexander?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eleazar, Elex, Eleuterio, Eleanor, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1989–2020 (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.