The baby name Alex appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1993 with 8,314 babies given the name.
Over the period shown, Alex has stayed at a similar level of popularity.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 316 |
| 1911 | 261 |
| 1912 | 492 |
| 1913 | 644 |
| 1914 | 845 |
| 1915 | 1,115 |
| 1916 | 1,278 |
| 1917 | 1,292 |
| 1918 | 1,460 |
| 1919 | 1,309 |
| 1920 | 1,287 |
| 1921 | 1,235 |
| 1922 | 1,200 |
| 1923 | 1,084 |
| 1924 | 1,172 |
| 1925 | 1,046 |
| 1926 | 970 |
| 1927 | 990 |
| 1928 | 895 |
| 1929 | 981 |
| 1930 | 872 |
| 1931 | 832 |
| 1932 | 738 |
| 1933 | 650 |
| 1934 | 659 |
| 1935 | 607 |
| 1936 | 594 |
| 1937 | 591 |
| 1938 | 608 |
| 1939 | 632 |
| 1940 | 659 |
| 1941 | 672 |
| 1942 | 767 |
| 1943 | 729 |
| 1944 | 637 |
| 1945 | 649 |
| 1946 | 683 |
| 1947 | 862 |
| 1948 | 902 |
| 1949 | 778 |
| 1950 | 809 |
| 1951 | 661 |
| 1952 | 656 |
| 1953 | 745 |
| 1954 | 684 |
| 1955 | 866 |
| 1956 | 966 |
| 1957 | 953 |
| 1958 | 1,159 |
| 1959 | 1,281 |
| 1960 | 1,287 |
| 1961 | 1,180 |
| 1962 | 1,449 |
| 1963 | 1,488 |
| 1964 | 1,312 |
| 1965 | 1,403 |
| 1966 | 1,045 |
| 1967 | 1,179 |
| 1968 | 1,214 |
| 1969 | 1,299 |
| 1970 | 1,397 |
| 1971 | 1,394 |
| 1972 | 1,151 |
| 1973 | 1,252 |
| 1974 | 1,391 |
| 1975 | 1,325 |
| 1976 | 1,493 |
| 1977 | 1,853 |
| 1978 | 1,537 |
| 1979 | 1,715 |
| 1980 | 1,806 |
| 1981 | 5 |
| 1981 | 1,850 |
| 1982 | 1,925 |
| 1983 | 2,283 |
| 1984 | 29 |
| 1984 | 3,094 |
| 1985 | 17 |
| 1985 | 3,767 |
| 1986 | 101 |
| 1986 | 6,100 |
| 1987 | 156 |
| 1987 | 6,475 |
| 1988 | 257 |
| 1988 | 6,812 |
| 1989 | 209 |
| 1989 | 6,909 |
| 1990 | 206 |
| 1990 | 7,216 |
| 1991 | 416 |
| 1991 | 6,908 |
| 1992 | 382 |
| 1992 | 8,027 |
| 1993 | 426 |
| 1993 | 8,314 |
| 1994 | 416 |
| 1994 | 8,181 |
| 1995 | 409 |
| 1995 | 8,155 |
| 1996 | 372 |
| 1996 | 7,424 |
| 1997 | 332 |
| 1997 | 7,241 |
| 1998 | 277 |
| 1998 | 7,542 |
| 1999 | 231 |
| 1999 | 7,578 |
| 2000 | 174 |
| 2000 | 7,202 |
| 2001 | 163 |
| 2001 | 6,954 |
| 2002 | 146 |
| 2002 | 7,195 |
| 2003 | 164 |
| 2003 | 7,178 |
| 2004 | 236 |
| 2004 | 7,315 |
| 2005 | 207 |
| 2005 | 7,224 |
| 2006 | 216 |
| 2006 | 7,500 |
| 2007 | 126 |
| 2007 | 6,517 |
| 2008 | 139 |
| 2008 | 5,737 |
| 2009 | 101 |
| 2009 | 5,523 |
| 2010 | 145 |
| 2010 | 4,615 |
| 2011 | 147 |
| 2011 | 4,300 |
| 2012 | 65 |
| 2012 | 4,388 |
| 2013 | 104 |
| 2013 | 3,999 |
| 2014 | 84 |
| 2014 | 3,321 |
| 2015 | 129 |
| 2015 | 3,709 |
| 2016 | 117 |
| 2016 | 3,574 |
| 2017 | 119 |
| 2017 | 3,053 |
| 2018 | 95 |
| 2018 | 2,905 |
| 2019 | 88 |
| 2019 | 2,805 |
| 2020 | 105 |
| 2020 | 2,018 |
| 2021 | 64 |
| 2021 | 2,133 |
| 2022 | 107 |
| 2022 | 2,096 |
| 2023 | 44 |
| 2023 | 1,808 |
| 2024 | 35 |
| 2024 | 1,774 |