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Alex
Pronounced /ˈæl.ɪks/
Rank in 2024
#2,187
Born in 2024
87
Peak year
1995 · #540
Origin
Ancient Greek
Also recorded for boys:1,722 in 2024 (#205)
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 87 girls were named Alex, about 1 in every 18,542.
- It peaked in 1995 with 441 babies, ranked #540.
- It first shows up in the records in 1915.
- 9,749 girls have been named Alex since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Alex per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- 0.1Millennials1981–96
- 0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 110 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Silent: 115 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Boomers: 198 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 276 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 3,738 babies, 0.13 per 1,000. Gen Z: 3,496 babies, 0.12 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 1,816 babies, 0.09 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Clipping of Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros) 'he who wards off men', i.e. protector, possibly of Hittite origin. Also from Alexius, from the same Ancient Greek first element, "helping, defending". These two origins of Alex are indistinguishable in most languages. The female name has the same root, a clipping of Alexandra or the female name Alexis, in some cases also a spelling variant of Alix. ==== Proper noun ==== Alex (plural Alexes) A unisex given name from Ancient Greek. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations =====
- A unisex given name from Ancient Greek.
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Say it
- /ˈæl.ɪks/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Alex, CC BY-SA 4.0.