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Alexander Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Alexander?

In 2018 the very popular name Alexander, ranked the 11th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 50 most popular, Alexander has been a top 250 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Position 4, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 2009.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1993 with 20,523 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Alexander in any given year was 162 in 1901.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Alexander occurred roughly during the years 1904-1907, 1908-1916, 1944-1947, 1964-1970, and 1974-1992, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2009-2012, and 2013-2017.

The popularity trend for Alexander has been moving downward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Alexander has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Alexander?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

The name Alexander is a huge favorite but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Alexande. (Girl)Alexande. (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 19 6,221 11,989 11
2017 21 5,816 12,519 13
2016 18 6,660 13,408 11
2015 22 5,835 14,547 8
2014 33 4,349 15,414 8
2013 30 4,643 14,905 8
2012 28 4,965 15,237 9
2011 34 4,243 15,702 8
2010 43 3,621 16,756 6
2009 34 4,369 18,234 4
2008 44 3,647 18,697 6
2007 38 4,052 18,137 11
2006 51 3,223 18,226 12
2005 63 2,671 18,121 12
2004 115 1,685 17,923 15
2003 55 2,801 17,709 16
2002 84 2,046 17,714 15
2001 50 2,878 16,715 20
2000 64 2,403 17,286 20
1999 96 1,707 17,416 21
1998 82 1,866 17,464 22
1997 80 1,845 17,110 22
1996 92 1,657 17,961 22
1995 143 1,197 19,446 21
1994 164 1,094 20,099 22
1993 178 1,034 20,523 21
1992 210 928 20,065 23
1991 193 972 17,638 26
1990 223 873 16,185 28
1989 237 804 14,522 32
1988 331 602 13,332 34
1987 216 810 11,836 37
1986 207 810 10,603 41
1985 147 1,023 8,292 50
1984 119 1,144 6,492 54
1983 78 1,475 4,806 63
1982 83 1,447 4,590 65
1981 58 1,866 4,239 70
1980 52 2,012 3,283 91
1979 35 2,581 3,061 94
1978 36 2,430 2,745 98
1977 32 2,606 2,707 97
1976 33 2,437 2,449 107
1975 29 2,611 2,439 105
1974 40 2,067 2,359 112
1973 31 2,404 2,258 116
1972 17 3,542 2,114 129
1971 20 3,266 2,364 133
1970 17 3,583 2,469 136
1969 22 2,843 2,017 150
1968 16 3,320 1,773 154
1967 10 4,301 1,456 178
1966 8 4,867 1,372 182
1965 10 4,208 1,322 191
1964 10 4,361 1,290 212
1963 5 6,600 1,307 215
1962 9 4,540 1,222 221
1961 8 4,885 1,228 223
1960 13 3,515 1,199 232
1959 9 4,305 1,163 234
1958 9 4,189 1,186 219
1957 7 4,917 1,256 214
1956 < 5 -- 1,237 211
1955 7 4,745 1,172 208
1954 < 5 -- 1,236 200
1953 5 5,683 1,261 195
1952 8 4,128 1,283 186
1951 < 5 -- 1,211 190
1950 7 4,328 1,165 189
1949 5 5,253 1,186 180
1948 < 5 -- 1,130 183
1947 < 5 -- 1,081 190
1946 8 3,667 965 188
1945 5 4,567 891 178
1944 < 5 -- 865 183
1943 < 5 -- 924 178
1942 < 5 -- 860 184
1941 < 5 -- 818 184
1940 < 5 -- 760 188
1939 < 5 -- 723 186
1938 7 3,457 665 193
1937 < 5 -- 675 191
1936 5 4,196 613 200
1935 < 5 -- 702 186
1934 6 3,811 616 200
1933 < 5 -- 659 186
1932 8 3,279 775 178
1931 < 5 -- 793 172
1930 5 4,562 871 168
1929 10 2,926 986 156
1928 8 3,441 1,048 152
1927 10 3,056 1,093 146
1926 < 5 -- 1,151 146
1925 6 4,434 1,223 137
1924 5 5,086 1,382 129
1923 6 4,385 1,293 129
1922 < 5 -- 1,359 125
1921 < 5 -- 1,532 116
1920 7 3,966 1,474 117
1919 7 3,829 1,422 113
1918 7 3,875 1,591 104
1917 5 4,607 1,664 97
1916 9 3,039 1,584 99
1915 11 2,533 1,432 103
1914 7 2,884 1,169 98
1913 5 3,200 937 98
1912 < 5 -- 803 97
1911 < 5 -- 426 94
1910 < 5 -- 324 101
1909 5 2,216 255 107
1908 < 5 -- 246 104
1907 < 5 -- 279 92
1906 < 5 -- 204 105
1905 < 5 -- 210 103
1904 < 5 -- 203 103
1903 < 5 -- 195 100
1902 < 5 -- 216 93
1901 < 5 -- 162 102
1900 < 5 -- 260 93
1899 < 5 -- 178 97
1898 < 5 -- 180 106
1897 < 5 -- 172 103
1896 < 5 -- 232 87
1895 < 5 -- 199 97
1894 < 5 -- 199 95
1893 < 5 -- 218 83
1892 < 5 -- 202 95
1891 < 5 -- 172 95
1890 < 5 -- 202 85
1889 < 5 -- 185 93
1888 < 5 -- 237 82
1887 < 5 -- 180 87
1886 < 5 -- 206 83
1885 < 5 -- 205 78
1884 < 5 -- 236 76
1883 < 5 -- 187 80
1882 < 5 -- 225 79
1881 < 5 -- 209 71
1880 < 5 -- 211 73

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.