Boys' name · since 1986
Lexander
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 162 babies named Lexander, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,251 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,070 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 162
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
162 babies have been named Lexander since 1986, making it today's #11070 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Lexander recorded 162 times among boys since 1986, holding rank #11070 nationally today, ahead of 21% 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 1986 to 2025.
- #14,251 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,070 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 162 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lexander ranks #14,251 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,070 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 162 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,251 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,070 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 162
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lexander's 162 recorded births place it above 68.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Lexander compares
162 34th percentile among 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
Lexander's all-time total is 56% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lexander | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 162 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lexander's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lexander's full recorded timeline at 2013, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lexander popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Lexander by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (86 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Lexander's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Lexander births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
86 births
- 2020s 28
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 86 births (53% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lexander's data
- Lexander's decade-level peak was the 2010s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lexander: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Lexander 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.