Lex Boy
How popular is Lex?
#2,304 boy name in 2025
60 baby boys were named Lex in the US in 2025, making it the 2304th most popular boy name.
3,234living people named Lex (est.)
21median age of people named Lex
4,010babies named Lex since 1880
1 in 55,256US babies born in 2025
Lex popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,304 for boys (▼ 94 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 60 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-12% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,068 in 2015, #1,798 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2012 (94 boys) |
| Highest rank | #909 in 1956 |
| First recorded | 1892 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Lex is most popular
Babies named Lex per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (27 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (57 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (20 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (32 boys)
Lex by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 17 | #953 |
| 1900s | 12 | #1,155 |
| 1910s | 107 | #1,037 |
| 1920s | 163 | #1,577 |
| 1930s | 159 | #1,453 |
| 1940s | 162 | #1,046 |
| 1950s | 529 | #909 |
| 1960s | 316 | #1,171 |
| 1970s | 162 | #1,742 |
| 1980s | 164 | #2,362 |
| 1990s | 237 | #2,503 |
| 2000s | 713 | #1,510 |
| 2010s | 780 | #1,636 |
| 2020s | 474 | #1,740 |
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Questions
- Is Lex a boy or girl name?
- Lex is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Lex were boys.
- How popular is the name Lex?
- 60 baby boys were named Lex in the US in 2025, making it the 2304th most popular boy name.
- When was Lex most popular?
- Lex peaked in 2012, when 94 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #909 in 1956.
- How many people are named Lex?
- 4,010 babies have been named Lex in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,234 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 21.
- Where is Lex most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Lex was most common in New York, at 0.1 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.