Alec Boy
How popular is Alec?
#977 boy name in 2025
234 baby boys were named Alec in the US in 2025, making it the 977th most popular boy name.
Alec popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #977 for boys (▼ 97 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 234 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-65% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #456 in 2015, #588 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1995 (3,420 boys) |
| Highest rank | #109 in 1994 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Alec counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Alec family of names ranked #804 for boys in 2025 (#695 the year before), with 284 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alec | 234 | 82% |
| Alek | 50 | 18% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Alec is most popular
Babies named Alec per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Arizona: 0.3 per 1,000 (55 boys)
- New Mexico: 0.3 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- California: 0.3 per 1,000 (266 boys)
- Florida: 0.3 per 1,000 (134 boys)
- Texas: 0.3 per 1,000 (237 boys)
Alec by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 66 | #571 |
| 1890s | 61 | #603 |
| 1900s | 104 | #612 |
| 1910s | 419 | #707 |
| 1920s | 513 | #816 |
| 1930s | 299 | #1,031 |
| 1940s | 443 | #830 |
| 1950s | 653 | #765 |
| 1960s | 974 | #683 |
| 1970s | 901 | #786 |
| 1980s | 3,000 | #371 |
| 1990s | 25,908 | #109 |
| 2000s | 13,727 | #156 |
| 2010s | 6,080 | #417 |
| 2020s | 2,004 | #588 |
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Questions
- Is Alec a boy or girl name?
- Alec is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Alec were boys.
- How popular is the name Alec?
- 234 baby boys were named Alec in the US in 2025, making it the 977th most popular boy name.
- When was Alec most popular?
- Alec peaked in 1995, when 3,420 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #109 in 1994.
- How many people are named Alec?
- 55,489 babies have been named Alec in the US since 1880. We estimate about 52,245 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 28.
- Where is Alec most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Alec was most common in Arizona, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.