The baby name Alexander appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1994 with 22,918 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Alexander has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 399 |
| 1911 | 433 |
| 1912 | 865 |
| 1913 | 991 |
| 1914 | 1,251 |
| 1915 | 1,586 |
| 1916 | 1,794 |
| 1917 | 1,865 |
| 1918 | 1,792 |
| 1919 | 1,629 |
| 1920 | 1,644 |
| 1921 | 1,742 |
| 1922 | 1,537 |
| 1923 | 1,427 |
| 1924 | 1,539 |
| 1925 | 1,352 |
| 1926 | 1,302 |
| 1927 | 1,292 |
| 1928 | 1,164 |
| 1929 | 1,210 |
| 1930 | 1,034 |
| 1931 | 913 |
| 1932 | 896 |
| 1933 | 790 |
| 1934 | 667 |
| 1935 | 786 |
| 1936 | 687 |
| 1937 | 759 |
| 1938 | 707 |
| 1939 | 817 |
| 1940 | 897 |
| 1941 | 971 |
| 1942 | 1,020 |
| 1943 | 1,106 |
| 1944 | 1,000 |
| 1945 | 1,006 |
| 1946 | 983 |
| 1947 | 1,314 |
| 1948 | 1,377 |
| 1949 | 1,463 |
| 1950 | 1,402 |
| 1951 | 1,391 |
| 1952 | 1,421 |
| 1953 | 1,505 |
| 1954 | 1,367 |
| 1955 | 1,401 |
| 1956 | 1,470 |
| 1957 | 1,428 |
| 1958 | 1,331 |
| 1959 | 1,259 |
| 1960 | 1,224 |
| 1961 | 1,218 |
| 1962 | 1,317 |
| 1963 | 1,358 |
| 1964 | 1,270 |
| 1965 | 1,457 |
| 1966 | 1,351 |
| 1967 | 1,394 |
| 1968 | 1,776 |
| 1969 | 6 |
| 1969 | 2,067 |
| 1970 | 2,475 |
| 1971 | 2,376 |
| 1972 | 2,129 |
| 1973 | 8 |
| 1973 | 2,292 |
| 1974 | 6 |
| 1974 | 2,292 |
| 1975 | 7 |
| 1975 | 2,521 |
| 1976 | 7 |
| 1976 | 2,416 |
| 1977 | 19 |
| 1977 | 3,325 |
| 1978 | 14 |
| 1978 | 2,855 |
| 1979 | 3,247 |
| 1980 | 3,438 |
| 1981 | 9 |
| 1981 | 4,173 |
| 1982 | 23 |
| 1982 | 4,531 |
| 1983 | 33 |
| 1983 | 5,037 |
| 1984 | 77 |
| 1984 | 6,369 |
| 1985 | 113 |
| 1985 | 7,410 |
| 1986 | 180 |
| 1986 | 12,137 |
| 1987 | 164 |
| 1987 | 11,637 |
| 1988 | 307 |
| 1988 | 13,181 |
| 1989 | 171 |
| 1989 | 14,518 |
| 1990 | 131 |
| 1990 | 15,904 |
| 1991 | 119 |
| 1991 | 17,556 |
| 1992 | 139 |
| 1992 | 21,855 |
| 1993 | 69 |
| 1993 | 22,878 |
| 1994 | 60 |
| 1994 | 22,918 |
| 1995 | 92 |
| 1995 | 21,762 |
| 1996 | 38 |
| 1996 | 19,957 |
| 1997 | 32 |
| 1997 | 18,508 |
| 1998 | 53 |
| 1998 | 18,988 |
| 1999 | 40 |
| 1999 | 19,691 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 2000 | 18,839 |
| 2001 | 10 |
| 2001 | 18,161 |
| 2002 | 23 |
| 2002 | 19,448 |
| 2003 | 12 |
| 2003 | 19,300 |
| 2004 | 87 |
| 2004 | 20,311 |
| 2005 | 33 |
| 2005 | 20,900 |
| 2006 | 31 |
| 2006 | 21,015 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2007 | 19,479 |
| 2008 | 11 |
| 2008 | 19,598 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2009 | 19,980 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2010 | 17,959 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2011 | 17,010 |
| 2012 | 17,665 |
| 2013 | 17,301 |
| 2014 | 18,222 |
| 2015 | 17,954 |
| 2016 | 16,751 |
| 2017 | 18 |
| 2017 | 16,449 |
| 2018 | 14,602 |
| 2019 | 13,429 |
| 2020 | 9,262 |
| 2021 | 10,310 |
| 2022 | 9,281 |
| 2023 | 8,252 |
| 2024 | 7,531 |