How Many People Are Named Alec?
people named Alec are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 6,558 people in the US has this name
Based on 55,489 babies named Alec in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,457 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of ALEXANDER.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Alec, 0.6% were girls and 99.4% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Alec alive today is about 26 years old, and 65% are under 30. Half of them were between 21 and 31 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Alec first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1995, to 3,457 babies. In 2025, 234 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Alec has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #109, in 1994. In 2025 it ranked #977.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #977 |
| Best rank | #109 (1994) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #137 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Alec alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Alec were born in California than in any other state: about 6,624 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Alec was given 1.7 times as often in Minnesota, 1.6 times in Iowa and 1.6 times in Utah.
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