Masculine dossier · first seen 1892

Lex

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2012

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1892Peak 20122024

Peak year

2012

Decline from peak

30.9%

2024

All-time

3,934

Lex has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2012, when 94 boys were named Lex.

In 2024, only 65 boys were given the name.

Down 30.9% from its peak.

All told, about 3,934 Americans have been named Lex and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1892.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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