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Alex

Girl's name · #2487 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

6% girls · 94% boys — About 94% of babies named Alex in recent years have been boys. Alex →

Popularity over time

Alex's best rank, #537, came in 1995; it has settled back to #2487 today. Roughly 9,800 girls have been named Alex since 1915.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#304 in Ireland (2025) · #405 in N. Ireland (2025) · #546 in Scotland (2025) · #2,374 in France (2025) · #2,617 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,110 in Canada (2024).

Famous Alexes

• Alex Morgan — American soccer player
• Alex Borstein — American actress
• Alex Kingston — British actress
• Alex Greenwood — English association football player (born 1993)
• Alex Scott — English association football player and television presenter (born 1984)

In stories & tradition

• Alex (Alexandra Rousseau) — Lost (TV series)
• Alex Russo — Wizards of Waverly Place (TV series)
• Alex — Minecraft (video game)

What Alexes become

Among 6,900 notable people named Alex:

Sports figures appear 2.02× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alex Morgan, American soccer player.

Similar names: Alexa · Christiana · Alexia · Diamond · Alethea · Charis

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