Boys' name · since 1892
Lex
3,995 babies named Lex in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,089 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,308 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,995
- born since 1892
- 2010s
- peak decade
3,995 babies have been named Lex since 1892, making it today's #2308 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Lex recorded 3,995 times among boys since 1892, holding rank #2308 nationally today, ahead of 83% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 2025.
- #2,089 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,308 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,995 born since 1892
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lex ranks #2,089 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,308 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,995 born since 1892, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,089 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,308 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,995
- born since 1892
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lex's 3,995 recorded births place it above 95.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lex compares
3,995 Top 15% higher than 85% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lex's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lex | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,995 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 94 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lex's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lex's full recorded timeline at 1966, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1892, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 94 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lex popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 94
- Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
Lex popularity over time - girls
15 total births recorded since 2016 (Lex as girls' name)
Lex by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (780 births, 20% of the file).
2010s was Lex's strongest decade.
780 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Lex births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 17
1890s
17 births
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s 107
1910s
107 births
- 1920s 163
1920s
163 births
- 1930s 159
1930s
159 births
- 1940s 162
1940s
162 births
- 1950s
1950s
529 births
- 1960s
1960s
316 births
- 1970s 162
1970s
162 births
- 1980s 164
1980s
164 births
- 1990s 237
1990s
237 births
- 2000s
2000s
713 births
- 2010s
2010s
780 births
- 2020s
2020s
474 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 780 births (20% of all-time use).
How Lex compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lex's total volume
Lex by state
Where Lex concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 379 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 271 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 98 | 2.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 50 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 39 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 22 | 0.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 21 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 21 | 0.5% |
379 of 3,995 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Lex appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lex's data
- Lex's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (780 total births) through the 2020s (474) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lexs (379 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lex: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~133 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, 1892–2025 (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 Lex 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.