Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Alexander

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Alexander
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1993

Peak era

1993

Peak rank proxy

20,529

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Millennial

1880Peak 19932024

Peak year

1993

Decline from peak

63.4%

2024

7,517

All-time

728,817

Alexander is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1993, when 20,529 boys were named Alexander.

In 2024, only 7,517 boys were given the name.

Down 63.4% from its peak.

All told, about 728,817 Americans have been named Alexander and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationMillennial

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1993

199320,529 boys named Alexander

20247,517 boys named Alexander

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